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RED-MAN

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  1. RED-MAN

    How do I get great pics?

    By RED-MAN,

    This site has a few collections with incredible pics of the coins. Some of these pics along with my fasination with history drove my interest in collecting.
    I have tried just about every angle and light combination with my digital camera buy if I get too close to a coin the image becomes blurry.
    I have heard about people using scanners. If a scanner is the right route, I will only be using it for coins so I would like to get the right one (cost pending).
    Any input would be appreciated.
    Thanks all
    Jay (AKA REDMAN)
     
  2. RED-MAN
    I asked for a little help with getting decent pics of my coins and the response has been overwhelming.
    I have received about a dozen e-mails with tips suggestions and links to threads helping me to get the most out of what I currently have.
    I asked if I need a scanner or a camera: This is a collective summary of my perspective on what I read? It seems scanners are the easiest to use and give great pics but have no ?pop? and leave any Luster behind. Cameras on the other hand are a lot more work but can give coins great depth, clarity, reflection and color? Showing the ?Luster?.
    I do not have a scanner but I do have my Kodak 5mp digital camera which has been great for family photos but horrible for close ups and giving me unuseable coin pics? A couple simple suggestions I have been given have made an incredible difference. Just by changing a camera setting, using an old tripod I have never used, and working on the lighting BAM!!! GREAT PICS!!!
    Now these new pics do not hold a candle to some of the pics I have seen out there but my pics now are awesome compared to what I was getting. I will be posting them in my Morgan CC Reg Set
    ALL IN ALL.. For now I am happy with the results I am getting now and I want to thank all of you here for the help. Without all this input I would not be thinking about putting pics up for my Reg Set
    THANK YOU ALL!!!
    Jay AKA ?REDMAN?