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   First post to the forum and I thought I would start in the photography subforum since that's what I'm focusing on right now...

I've recently been active in various other forums with discussions over lighting styles, bellows setups, high resolution lenses, etc. Here is a photo I took last night using a new lighting setup:

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rmpsrpms Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmpsrpms Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Member Intro Posted: 28 Jun 2011 at 6:35am
	First post to the forum and I thought I would start in the photography subforum since that's what I'm focusing on right now... I've recently been active in various other forums with discussions over lighting styles, bellows setups, high resolution lenses, etc. Here is a photo I took last night using a new lighting setup:

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dorkkarl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Master at Coins Joined: 13 Oct 2010 Status: Offline Points: 241	Post Options Post Reply Quote dorkkarl Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 2:39am
	WOW!!! 1 he11uva nice digi-pic! how'd you do it? also, the coin itself is awsome. K S
	"When you have two competing theories which make exactly the same prediction, the one that is simpler is more likely the correct one" - Occam's (or Ockham's) Razor (named for William of Ockham)

rmpsrpms Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmpsrpms Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jun 2011 at 6:10pm
	Karl...This was done with a Nikon D7000 on a bellows with Nikon 105mm EL-Nikkor lens. Lighting was with two LED's pointed upward at aluminum foil reflectors just above the lens. Not a simple setup, but pretty repeatable and gives a good result...Ray

admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 27 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote admin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 2011 at 5:40pm
	Sheesh - this is awesome! Can you post a picture of your photo setup and lights?

rmpsrpms Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmpsrpms Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 2011 at 7:51pm
	Sure...here are pictures of the setup from the front, and also one from underneath showing the reflectors. The lights are gooseneck LED's.

rmpsrpms Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmpsrpms Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Oct 2011 at 1:22am
	Here is a picture of a Philippines 5 Centavo with the same setup but with the LEDs shining directly onto the coin rather than reflecting off the aluminum reflectors:

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	Brilliant setup. Great photos...

admin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 27 May 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 262	Post Options Post Reply Quote admin Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 12:31pm
	Is that a medium format camera?

rmpsrpms Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List New Member Joined: 28 Jun 2011 Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote rmpsrpms Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 2011 at 1:33pm
	No, just a bellows attached to DSLR. Actually the setup used for the 5-Centavo is a bit different from pictured. I used a Rodenstock Apo Rodagon D 75/4 M=1 lens instead of the EL-Nikkor. But in both cases the camera is a Nikon D7000 APS-C format camera. The camera is not shown on the bellows since I was using it to take the picture!