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    Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Cameras for coins
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    Wow! We don't hear from you often Roy, but when we do..... Thanks,
    Now I have to go looking for that Photoshop Elements 2. I really
    need to be able to "stitch" the photos of obv/rev together. David



    --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, "Roy Bonjour"
    <r.bonjour@w...> wrote:
    > Ray brought up an exceptionally important fact. A camera will be
    advertised
    > as 10X zoom. This is very misleading because it is arrived at by
    multiplying
    > the optical (lens) zoom by the digital zoom. The digital zoom
    should never
    > be used because it degrades the quality of the picture.
    >
    > I've read the word "Photoshop" frequently over the months and I
    believe it
    > should be modified. Photoshop is the best image program made; it
    is also
    > the most difficult to learn. It also does things that you will
    never be
    > interested in as it was made for professionals. With this in mind,
    Photoshop
    > came out with what I think, is the best program for the novice:
    Photoshop
    > Elements 2. The program lists for $99 and is frequently discounted
    with
    > rebates. Last year I posted that Amazon.com was selling it under
    $50 (not
    > now). You can do everything that you will need with this program.
    It has
    > received top reviews throughout the industry. It also has "dumbed"
    many of
    > the most important adjustments needed in digital photography. We
    have yet
    > to reach the point where the camera will turn out a perfect
    picture.
    >
    > As most of you have said: "It's the lighting stupid, the
    lighting." This is
    > the key and the best way is buy a light or 2 and play with it. You
    learn by
    > doing. The best part of the digital camera is it doesn't cost
    anything to
    > take a bad picture. Each coin is unique and the lighting has to
    fit the
    > subject (but certain positions will work well for almost all
    coins.)
    >
    > Now I must take exception with the pixel count. 2,3,4,5,6, etc.
    all depends
    > on what you want to do with the results. The higher the number the
    larger
    > picture you can PRINT. To take a picture of a coin and stay within
    the 8 X
    > 10 range you can easily use a 4 meg camera and get top pictures.
    I've been
    > using digital camera for a long time. My present camera was an
    Olympus 460
    > with a 1.3 megapixels. (I bought it when the industry was just
    coming out
    > with a 2 megapxel camera). I used the word was, because it just
    dropped
    > dead. I've owned 2 Olympus digital cameras and the results have
    been more
    > than satisfactory, but they both broke, so I would not recommend
    them.
    > Sharp pictures are also the product of a good lens. Large pixel
    count and a
    > so so lens gives you so so results. Almost all digital camera
    allow close
    > focus, but enough!
    > Roy
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "Ray Williams" <njraywms@o...>
    > To: <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 8:21 AM
    > Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Cameras for coins
    >
    >
    > > Roger and Roger,
    > > Zooming in to get a picture of the date is better done with
    an optical
    > > zoom rather than a digital zoom. Digitally zooming in looks as
    though the
    > > pixels get larger, and when you zoom too far, it's like looking
    at a
    > > newspaper photograph with a magnifying glass - all you see is a
    lot of
    > dots.
    > > Maybe with the newer megapixel cameras this isn't as bad as it
    was with
    > the
    > > earlier cameras.
    > > Ray W
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "mantoloking2002" <rogersiboni@a...>
    > > To: <colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com>
    > > Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 12:39 AM
    > > Subject: [Colonial Numismatics] Re: Cameras for coins
    > >
    > >
    > > > Yes,
    > > >
    > > > But you can also acheive this (perhaps better) with software.
    > > >
    > > > Roger
    > > >
    > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger Moore
    > > > <rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
    > > > > Thanks Roger. Can you get close ups, such as just the
    > > > > date with the camera? Roger
    > > > >
    > > > >
    > > > > --- mantoloking2002 <rogersiboni@a...> wrote:
    > > > > > Roger,
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I own a Nikon Cool Pix 990PF. It has a lot of bells
    > > > > > and whistles I
    > > > > > don't use and while Nikon has advanced the
    > > > > > technology a bit, it still
    > > > > > works just fine.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > I have to agree with Marcus though. I suspect most
    > > > > > digital Cameras at
    > > > > > a certain quality level will work just fine. What I
    > > > > > have found to be
    > > > > > far far more important is lighting, filters,
    > > > > > background and the
    > > > > > tripod or mount you you use. Also how you edit the
    > > > > > image with
    > > > > > PhotoShop. Speaking as a beginer, I was amazed how
    > > > > > these latter items
    > > > > > are what really make the difference.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > Roger S.
    > > > > >
    > > > > > --- In colonial-coins@yahoogroups.com, Roger Moore
    > > > > > <rogermoore435@y...> wrote:
    > > > > > > I surrender!! I spent the afternoon at a camera
    > > > > > show
    > > > > > > with every intention of buying a digital camera
    > > > > > for
    > > > > > > taking pictures of coins. I wanted the ability to
    > > > > > > take nice single shots of a coin, as seen so often
    > > > > > on
    > > > > > > this site, and get even closer shots of defects on
    > > > > > the
    > > > > > > date or some other detail on the coin. I was over
    > > > > > > whelmed with information and detail and at the
    > > > > > same
    > > > > > > time did not seem to be getting any answers to
    > > > > > > questions that I was asking (perhaps my questions
    > > > > > were
    > > > > > > just wrong). Evidently digital video cameras can
    > > > > > take
    > > > > > > close ups better when used in a single shot mode
    > > > > > than
    > > > > > > single shot cameras? SLR is better but more
    > > > > > expensive
    > > > > > > than non SLR? etc?
    > > > > > > Sooo, my question to you is very specific. To
    > > > > > each of
    > > > > > > you that are posting such great pictures, what
    > > > > > exactly
    > > > > > > do you use??? And if you had to buy a new camera,
    > > > > > > what whould you be thinking of getting? Why?
    > > > > > > I admit that I am pretty much lost when talking to
    > > > > > the
    > > > > > > sales people. I don't know what is truth and what
    > > > > > is
    > > > > > > hype. Thanks Roger
    > > > > > >
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