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<p>[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4515744, member: 5233"]Photography is a hobby of mine, I just haven't sat down and really worked with coins and made a good honest effort. I am actually in the process of playing around with the camera and coming up with a system that works for me. I'm going to post some of my collection on various threads here at CT.</p><p><br /></p><p>Once I get a little more confident in it, I will try and image some of the ancients I have. I figure because their size and shape and relief is a little more dramatic than modern coins, they will probably be more challenging.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also just (yesterday night) finally ordered a new camera which I have been saving for for quite a while. That purchase was for reasons other than coins, but it will be a nice upgrade for that too. My next purchase will be a 100mm macro lens which I think will be great for coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just as an example, here is one I did last weekend. I think the results were pretty good but I think the reverse could be a touch sharper: <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/camarodmds-world-collection-photos-mostly-german.360107/#post-4508378" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/camarodmds-world-collection-photos-mostly-german.360107/#post-4508378">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/camarodmds-world-collection-photos-mostly-german.360107/#post-4508378</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CamaroDMD, post: 4515744, member: 5233"]Photography is a hobby of mine, I just haven't sat down and really worked with coins and made a good honest effort. I am actually in the process of playing around with the camera and coming up with a system that works for me. I'm going to post some of my collection on various threads here at CT. Once I get a little more confident in it, I will try and image some of the ancients I have. I figure because their size and shape and relief is a little more dramatic than modern coins, they will probably be more challenging. I also just (yesterday night) finally ordered a new camera which I have been saving for for quite a while. That purchase was for reasons other than coins, but it will be a nice upgrade for that too. My next purchase will be a 100mm macro lens which I think will be great for coins. Just as an example, here is one I did last weekend. I think the results were pretty good but I think the reverse could be a touch sharper: [URL]https://www.cointalk.com/threads/camarodmds-world-collection-photos-mostly-german.360107/#post-4508378[/URL][/QUOTE]
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