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 coppercoinsSite Admin
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And it ain't cheap. I needed something to do better whole coin shots, so I went with an SLR, a Nikon D-80 with a 50mm macro lens, a copy stand, two 1GB SD cards, a remote shutter release, and a wireless shutter release. Total for the package was just shy of $1500....but worth it in quality.
This photo set was taken of an 1892 indian cent, NGC MS64BN in the slab. I've never come close to this with slabbed coins.
http://www.coppercoins.com/images/1892ndn.jpg
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 eagamesExpert Member
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Nice!
If you can get that pic of a coin with that color in a holder it's great! 
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coppercoinsSite Admin
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:02 pm |
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Oh, and this is about a tenth the size of the original images. Mind blowing what today's cameras will do!
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 BankRollsAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2007 9:41 pm |
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AWESOME CLARITY 
VERY SHARP IMAGE!
I have a feeling you will be VERY happy w/ your purchase!
I just bought a new camera as well.
But mine is a Pentax K1000 35mm
w/ 135mm lens & 2X converter.
GREAT for portraits & landscape,
but not much for macro.
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 murphySenior Member
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Bodacious Chuck! Wish I could solve my lighting woes. (sigh)
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 DickExpert Member
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Chuck, If I hadn't read the posts, up to this point, I would NEVER have believed that IHC was in a slab! WOW!!!
Congrats!
Dick
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Its a nice camera my dad uses the nikon digital body and it lets him use all his af lens from his f4 film camera not to metion all the goodies. That lens make all the difference aye charles
Eric
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coppercoinsSite Admin
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Wow. Those photos are unbelivable. And motivating. Makes you want to collect copper coins....and photograph them. Beautiful job.
Rock
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BankRollsAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:06 pm |
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OUTSTANDING!
Are you shooting in 1600 or 2400?
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coppercoinsSite Admin
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OUTSTANDING!
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Umm....neither? I'm not sure what you're asking.
I'm shooting in fine mode, which gives me images that are approximately 3,850 pixels wide. It's a 10MPX camera.
Thing is, the coins in the pictures are only taking up about a fifth of the frame. If I moved the camera down some, I would get much bigger images, but the lighting wouldn't work out well...which is the key to the whole thing.
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BankRollsAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 9:46 am |
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I meant the size.
1600 X 1200 For example.
I'm sure you are going to LOVE that camera!
I use a 4MP camera for my coin shots,
but I don't get good results.
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Very well done on the photos Chuck. The lighting seems to be perfect. Are you only able to take full coin photos with that new camera? I gather that's what you bought it for.
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coppercoinsSite Admin
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BankRollsAdvanced Member
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:53 pm |
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Stunning Clarity & Detail!
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