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New setup for taking photos
One of our major components for taking full obverse and reverse has arrived. It came in a few hours ago and I am experimenting. Its a 180mm macro lens and the quality and clarity is pretty decent. I am still messing with the settings and taking notes as to which one is the better setup.
For the first test, I chose a 1960-D Lincoln cent. Again, these "experiments" have not been refined. The original size of this full obverse photo below was close to 5100 x 3450 pixels and it was just over 6mb in size. We have reduced it down, close to 800x800 so it will fit comfortably on this forum.
We are still working on the lighting, height of the camera on the new above style camera stand and all the elements that come with setting up this project. Our goal is to identify each setting and document what to set for each kind of coin type we end up photographing, so when the settings are changed for different denominations and whether they are slabbed or not, we can refer to the chart and know what has to be done.
The photo below is taken from an older Canon camera with an EF mount, with a 180mm macro lens . Waiting in line is a brand new Canon mirrorless camera (with a kit lens) which we we will take photos with as well. We have an R to EF mount coming so we can use the EF macro lens on the new camera as well. We will determine if there is enough of a difference in clarity to use the new mirrorless camera or stick with the older camera.
IMG_4545.jpg
The photo below is a SCREENSHOT from my cellphone camera just to show you the clarity of the photo we see on our end when we magnify (zoom in) with this lens and camera setup. I don't normally do screenshots with a cellphone but for testing purposes it helps us learn and set the tools up accordingly. Again this is FAR from the perfect setup. Yes, it has too much glare and is not horizontally level, but the purpose of the photo below is to see how close up we were able to achieve before the area became pixelated. The white item on the "0" of the date and around the mint mark is glare from the lighting.
This setup will NOT take over for the microscopes we use. I wanted our team to have better equipment to support all of the photographs we are about to take for two websites. The photo below has THREE lights on the subject coin as a test. It IS an RPM, (RPM-052) and I do know which one it is. No need to help me figure it out. = ) .
screenshot test 180mm lens.jpg
Its a beast of a brand new setup from the ground up (except for the older camera body) . I will probably add more about this adventure on my website when time permits. Lastly, below is a sneak peek at what the experimental setup looks like - which will be modified many times I am sure. More "tools" are being compared and will be ordered to support this adventure.
Experimental Setup 01.jpg
So, I will be pretty busy with this project for months to come. If you don't see me on here as much it's due to distractions like this or my craving to do DIY projects around the house.
Happy Hunting.
For the first test, I chose a 1960-D Lincoln cent. Again, these "experiments" have not been refined. The original size of this full obverse photo below was close to 5100 x 3450 pixels and it was just over 6mb in size. We have reduced it down, close to 800x800 so it will fit comfortably on this forum.
We are still working on the lighting, height of the camera on the new above style camera stand and all the elements that come with setting up this project. Our goal is to identify each setting and document what to set for each kind of coin type we end up photographing, so when the settings are changed for different denominations and whether they are slabbed or not, we can refer to the chart and know what has to be done.
The photo below is taken from an older Canon camera with an EF mount, with a 180mm macro lens . Waiting in line is a brand new Canon mirrorless camera (with a kit lens) which we we will take photos with as well. We have an R to EF mount coming so we can use the EF macro lens on the new camera as well. We will determine if there is enough of a difference in clarity to use the new mirrorless camera or stick with the older camera.
IMG_4545.jpg
The photo below is a SCREENSHOT from my cellphone camera just to show you the clarity of the photo we see on our end when we magnify (zoom in) with this lens and camera setup. I don't normally do screenshots with a cellphone but for testing purposes it helps us learn and set the tools up accordingly. Again this is FAR from the perfect setup. Yes, it has too much glare and is not horizontally level, but the purpose of the photo below is to see how close up we were able to achieve before the area became pixelated. The white item on the "0" of the date and around the mint mark is glare from the lighting.
This setup will NOT take over for the microscopes we use. I wanted our team to have better equipment to support all of the photographs we are about to take for two websites. The photo below has THREE lights on the subject coin as a test. It IS an RPM, (RPM-052) and I do know which one it is. No need to help me figure it out. = ) .
screenshot test 180mm lens.jpg
Its a beast of a brand new setup from the ground up (except for the older camera body) . I will probably add more about this adventure on my website when time permits. Lastly, below is a sneak peek at what the experimental setup looks like - which will be modified many times I am sure. More "tools" are being compared and will be ordered to support this adventure.
Experimental Setup 01.jpg
So, I will be pretty busy with this project for months to come. If you don't see me on here as much it's due to distractions like this or my craving to do DIY projects around the house.
Happy Hunting.
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