brshooter
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This is a Gold American Eagle gold coin shot with a Sony A100 using a KM 100 mm f2.8 macro lens. Shot was taken with a 2 second delay, on a tripod, at f13 with an exposure of 1/10th sec. The background is a slab of agate.
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Sony A100 macro shot of a gold coin
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Graham Best
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Very nice shot. I suspect the full size image is very impressive.
A side note, how about a quick 20% profit on your coin? Is $60 enough, I might even consider a full 30%.
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Graham
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Ernst Haas
A side note, how about a quick 20% profit on your coin? Is $60 enough, I might even consider a full 30%.
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Regards,
Graham
Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
Ernst Haas
brshooter
Member
What do you have in mind?
Graham Best
Senior Member
Just a joke. Making a reference to the $50 face value v the value of an once of gold.
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Graham
Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
Ernst Haas
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Graham
Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
Ernst Haas
busch
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Nice work! What lighting did you use?
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brshooter
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Les Leventhal
Leading Member
Nice shot of the coin except that the colors are desaturated, probably due to reflections from the overhead lamp. Did you try just side lamps without the overhead lamp?
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KEITH-C
Forum Pro
.. I would like to see one with the coin standing on edge casting a shadow behind or to the side.
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Jay Martinez
Active member
Awesome shot, great detail.
brshooter
Member
Oh I get it, ahha, no.
The US isn't the only country to put absurdly low face values on their coins, below is a one ounce Canadian gold coin with $50 face. The Brit equvalent, the Britannia, is a little closer at 100 pounds but still low. These coins are worth in the low to mid $800 range. Put another way, I'm hoping to purchase an A700 for an ounce and a quarter of gold in a few months.
The US isn't the only country to put absurdly low face values on their coins, below is a one ounce Canadian gold coin with $50 face. The Brit equvalent, the Britannia, is a little closer at 100 pounds but still low. These coins are worth in the low to mid $800 range. Put another way, I'm hoping to purchase an A700 for an ounce and a quarter of gold in a few months.
Graham Best
Senior Member
Beautiful coin, well captured.
I don't think I've seen the reverse of the maple leaf.
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Regards,
Graham
Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
Ernst Haas
I don't think I've seen the reverse of the maple leaf.
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Regards,
Graham
Best wide-angle lens? Two steps backward. Look for the 'ah-ha'.
Ernst Haas
Ray Maines
Senior Member
As an aside;
Todays price of gold bullion is $794.00 (USD), and the one oz coins are available for purchase @ $828.20. About a 4% markup over bullion. I don't know if the last 4% is a bargain or not, but the first $794 is a Looooooong way from the $50 face value.
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shaocaholica
Senior Member
For something as shallow as a coin, you shouldn't need f/13.
Rich L.
Leading Member
brshooter
Member
The problem is that you have to chase the light and quite often aren't shooting dead on. Since I'm shooting on a tripod and the shutter speed doesn't bother me, I've heavily reduced the number of shots with only one side of the coin focused.
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