How to Photograph Coins - Advice, Hints, Tips & More...

How To Photograph Coins Advice Hints Tips More

How to Photograph Coins - Advice, Hints, Tips & More...
Coins can be difficult to photograph, but we are happy to share our experience. We recommend the best value digital SLR camera for the job. Benefit from our 8 years of experience. Some of our advice may be obvious to keen amateur photographers, but we will try to give advice which will help everybody. We also mentions scanners.
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Most Stolen Coin Image
This is the single most "stolen" coin image. If you see it in eBay actions or other websites not operated by Chard, it used being used in breach or our copyright!

The Problem
Coins present several problems for most photographers,
They are small and highly reflective. Many professional photographers would struggle to take good quality photographs of coins. It has taken us eight years of hard work, trial and error to get where we are now.

Digital SLR Camera
In our opinion, the best way to get great photographs is to invest in a good camera. Many of the modern digital cameras have very high specifications and are good value, but for best results you should look at an SLR camera. SLR stands for Single Lens Reflex, and this type of camera normally has interchangeable lenses. Ten years ago, a digital SLR camera would have cost you about Â£10,000! You can now buy something better for under Â£500.

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