As I wrote in Part One, I’ve been experimenting with coin
photography with a USB microscope. I was able to get a sharp image but was
having trouble getting the color right. I know people have been successful with
these scopes, see www.coincommunity.com for some great advice.
I’m now working with the Olympus FE 3000 point and shoot digital camera that I
received for Christmas. One thing leads to another and I needed a tripod or
copy stand to keep the camera steady. I found one like this at our local Porters Camera store.
Using the camera’s self-timer and no flash, I’m pretty happy with the
sharpness and color of this 1957 D Lincoln Cent reverse. However, that is supposed
to be a white piece of paper in the background. The people at http://www.tabletopstudio.com/documents/coin_photography.htm
advise using a 5000k compact
fluorescent bulb. One of my goals is to avoid post-processing or photo-shopping
the image so I will work on lighting next. Any tips to share?
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