I have a medium format Rollei HY6 with Sinar 65 eSprit 31.6MP back; I also have the Rollei rail bellows and the 120MM Zeiss Makro lens. Curiously enough, using them for coins never crossed my mind because my Nikon is comparable at 32MP and much lighter in weight and easier to use. Plus, one needs a dedicated space for fixed apparatus placement.

The black matte background is a nice touch to make the coins stand out. However, a question I should pose to you is:

Is this type of imaging our day to day coin collector reality or a some form of

meta-reality? I notice the lack of specular and reflective luster. I do love your sensual die surfaced resolution. Wonderful pictures!!

metalicWho are you biggest professional customers? NGC; PCGS; dealers? (small d)Here is a sample of my large format, 4X5, landscape photography.For me it's back to the drawing board and step one. Thanks!Your images have led me to mind-wandering vision of the technique that high-end jewelry photographers employ called focused High Dynamic Range images achieved by taking several images at different focused subject distances and then merging them using Photo Shop software into HDR photos.I notice that my Nikkor 105mm AF lens for the D70 has some chromatic aberration being used on the D800 so I just pulled out my old F3 Nikkor 105mm f2.5 manual lens and will give it a try on my D800 tomorrow.To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.