How good is this for capturing pictures of coins ?
1247450
The quality is pretty good. Here is an example of a 1986 U.S. penny. - https://www.flickr.com/photos/64850876@N03/8575748575/in/set-72157633049776940
1247451
I think it is pretty good. The microscope works really well at X20 magnification, and works reasonably well at X200.
1773806
If you have a better tripod and a decent camera its ok. Not professional Quality. I photograph model cars and it does a good job.
887655
yes and no. I use it to help on some coins which are borderline but as you may be aware, silver coins often have such a brilliant reflective surface that the built in light can be too intense. In those cases, I recommend turning the light off (there is a switch) and using background lighting. Fortunately, it connects to most computers with a usb cable and allows you to take pictures. I find that the photos allow you to grade coins better than the "live" picture since most photo programs will allow you to manipulate contrast, etc. to make a better call. I use mine primarily for mineral identification and it is superb. yes and no. I use it to help on some coins which are borderline but as you may be aware, silver coins often have such a brilliant reflective surface that the built in light can be too intense. In those cases, I recommend turning the light off (there is a switch) and using background lighting. Fortunately, it connects to most computers with a usb cable and allows you to take pictures. I find that the photos allow you to grade coins better than the "live" picture since most photo programs will allow you to manipulate contrast, etc. to make a better call. I use mine primarily for... » Read More yes and no. I use it to help on some coins which are borderline but as you may be aware, silver coins often have such a brilliant reflective surface that the built in light can be too intense. In those cases, I recommend turning the light off (there is a switch) and using background lighting. Fortunately, it connects to most computers with a usb cable and allows you to take pictures. I find that the photos allow you to grade coins better than the "live" picture since most photo programs will allow you to manipulate contrast, etc. to make a better call. I use mine primarily for mineral identification and it is superb. « Show Less
309714
Yes it works very good. Just make sure you have good stable wrappers that don't bend at the top when the coins drop.
1083181
Depends on what you want to use it for. Photos take a huge amount of computer space as do some games with graphics.
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I'd recommend. It's a VERY good price and the details it captures are pretty good!These are some images I took with mine for a body paint work:https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10858387_698165666949521_1671025803695530835_n.jpg?oh=0d1c04a0ce0282fbac658687adcfce66&oe;=553ECE07&__gda__=1429180863_cf2efc720600a896eeaeec419bf1c898https://scontent-b-gru.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10801508_688715584561196_3304394751522117514_n.jpg?oh=671fbea0cfcd48f4918b4e6e7c21ed6a&oe;=550069CDHope my answer was helpful :) I'd recommend. It's a VERY good price and the details it captures are pretty good!These are some images I took with mine for a body paint work:https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10858387_698165666949521_1671025803695530835_n.jpg?oh=0d1c04a0ce0282fbac658687adcfce66&oe;=553ECE07&__gda__=1429180863_cf2efc720600a896eeaeec419bf1c898https://scontent-b-gru.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10801508_688715584561196_3304394751522117514_n.jpg?oh=671fbea0cfcd48f4918b4e6e7c21ed6a&oe;=550069CDHope my... » Read More I'd recommend. It's a VERY good price and the details it captures are pretty good!These are some images I took with mine for a body paint work:https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10858387_698165666949521_1671025803695530835_n.jpg?oh=0d1c04a0ce0282fbac658687adcfce66&oe;=553ECE07&__gda__=1429180863_cf2efc720600a896eeaeec419bf1c898https://scontent-b-gru.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10801508_688715584561196_3304394751522117514_n.jpg?oh=671fbea0cfcd48f4918b4e6e7c21ed6a&oe;=550069CDHope my answer was helpful :) « Show Less
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I think it's fine. We bought it for a friend to examine tintype photos, which are very small, and he's quite pleased with it. It showed small details not visible very well to the naked eye.
1628408
I use mine for checking print materials and print quality. It's fairly high powered and you can even see the dot matrix pattern in news print. I would think it should work fine for coins and for the price it would be worth a try. If you do get one please share it in your review so others who have similar interests may know too.
2234190
ive only used it briefly,only for documents and based on that I don't think it would be good for pictures. I do need to try photos
972286
I cannot exactly answer your question with confidence, but I can say this...I wanted to do something similar and found this device to be worthless. The only positive thing I can say about it was that it came with two fairly standard sized coin batteries, so I still had them when I threw it away.
1492414
I didn't waste much time with it. Tiny field of view and too hard hold camera and keep focus. A macro lens might be better for coins.
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Yes, it takes pretty good images of stamps, I just tried it on a current stamp from the post office. As far as saving a digital copy, I've been using the $20 computer screen capture program from www.faststone.org "FastStone Capture 8.0" that works very well to capture anything on your PC monitor, and save it to a file.This venue doesn't allow me to include a sample image from the digital microscope though.I've got a Canon SX20IS that has extreme close up capabilities. This microscope does a much better job at it. The microscope also has a "Ring" of LED's that surround the lense for even illumination of your target. Yes, it takes pretty good images of stamps, I just tried it on a current stamp from the post office. As far as saving a digital copy, I've been using the $20 computer screen capture program from www.faststone.org "FastStone Capture 8.0" that works very well to capture anything on your PC monitor, and save it to a file.This venue doesn't allow me to include a sample image from the digital microscope though.I've got a Canon SX20IS that has extreme close up capabilities. This microscope does a much better job at it. The microscope also has a "Ring"... » Read More Yes, it takes pretty good images of stamps, I just tried it on a current stamp from the post office. As far as saving a digital copy, I've been using the $20 computer screen capture program from www.faststone.org "FastStone Capture 8.0" that works very well to capture anything on your PC monitor, and save it to a file.This venue doesn't allow me to include a sample image from the digital microscope though.I've got a Canon SX20IS that has extreme close up capabilities. This microscope does a much better job at it. The microscope also has a "Ring" of LED's that surround the lense for even illumination of your target. « Show Less
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It scans photographs pretty well. I don't think it's quite as good as my Epson v500, but it's "good enough" unless you're doing archival work and want the absolute best result you can get. The software does little to no post-processing, and your only choice of output for photographs is JPG (which is always a "lossy" format, as opposed to TIF or other "lossless" format). I don't know if it's the particular JPG compression or the scanner itself, but there is a [very] slight "tiling" effect to the scanned photographs. I suppose overall, I would give it a 7.5/10 for photos. Additionally, since it is a sheetfed scanner, if there is any dust on the scanner "lens", you will end up with a line, as opposed to the V500, so you need to keep that clean. On the plus side, you can scan multiple photos (of approximately the same size) automatically from the document feeder tray, and you can scan the back of the photos at the same time to keep context (many people write notes on the back of photos, which takes twice as much time to scan if you are using a photo scanner). I will upload an example of this scanner vs my V500 in the "customer images" and you can judge for yourself. (edit: never mind...Amazon won't allow me to add customer images for this product) The image is at: https://www.dropbox.com/s/pg9fxsfvvdmutlj/S1300i_vs_V500_comparison.png
642135
It has proved to be really effective and useful. I photograph jewelry and I only have an OK camera and the photos come out great. I have never tried using my iPhone to take pics. I do t think you will be disappointed. Pretty simple set up but it works.
2161611
It works pretty good for things that are close to the camera. Its worth the money tho!
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It's really for Close-Up for 1to1; coins,stamps,flowers,bugs and the like. It's one of the best close-ups you'll find. Portrait, yes but it wasn't thought of as a portrait lens. Ok, if you like big;eyes,lips,frame filling faces and the likes. You can surely try.
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I am using it for jpeg photos. I have inserted an SD card and it worked very well. That is the only feature I have used.