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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1272399, member: 19463&quot;]I usually prefer coins shot on a black background but a friend who sells online prefers white so I threw together this rig. The background light box is an old 2 1/2 gal. aquarium I happened to have with a piece of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" rel="nofollow">glass</a> over the top. A short dowel holds the coin off the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" rel="nofollow">glass</a> so dirt and smudges will be out of focus. The coin is lighted by one daylight CF bulb mounted on a <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=bar" rel="nofollow">bar</a> at the back so it can be adjusted right to left as needed for different coins. The background is lighted by a matching bulb at the left over which is a dark cloth to keep its light from going up to the lens or coin. For this photo it has been folded back so you can see it. The box under the aquarium is removed to allow shooting coins up to 50mm <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=diameter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=diameter" rel="nofollow">diameter</a> and another box can be added for coins smaller than about 15mm. As shown, it provides decent results for midsized <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ancient%20coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=ancient%20coins" rel="nofollow">ancient coins</a>. You might need to adapt the idea for other sizes but it is easier to add/remove spacers than to make an adjustable camera platform.&nbsp; The relative brightness of the bulbs might require some clean up of the background in postprocessing&nbsp; but this is easier than things shot on other systems I&#039;ve used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Much of this was made from scraps I <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=had" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=had" rel="nofollow">had</a> but I would guess that everything shown except for the camera and lights would cost about $10 (new <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=glass" rel="nofollow">glass</a> might add more?). </p><p><br /></p><p>Samples accompany.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]139529.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]139532.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH]139533.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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