Thoughts on Grading

[Nick 329]

Might want to take a look at your Lizzy reverse? I'd definitely buy that die-pairing!

Edit: great pictures by the way! I think a good image will pay for the camera, over and over!

You've got the same White Balance issue as me, I still haven't got round to playing with it, yet, but Nick's idea could be a winner. What are you lighting with? I've got a couple of spare daylight bulbs you could have if you wanted them? Just fit them into desk lamps...you'd still need to tweak the WB though, maybe?

The reverse pic is in the main description section, do you want bigger/better pics of it? What die pairing is it?

I can't seem to find any daylight bulbs that fit my desk lamps, I am using 2 cheap Ikea desk lamps (your suggestion!) with halogen bulbs - so yes to the offer of the spare bulbs! - but the fittings are the 'small Edsion' screw types (is that what they are called?) and the local wholesale leccy shop does have any daylight bulbs for that fitting in its (extensive) catalogue.

I am just getting to know the camera, it has all sorts of WB settings, I am currently using one called 'K' - whatever that means! A lot better than no WB, then my silver collection comes out more like gold, but much room for improvement!

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

Just looked at the PDF manual for your camera and that is what K mode is. You also have the option to set your own WB, so you can use the plain white piece of paper illuminated by the light you intend to use (let it fully warm up first) and then save it away for any future coin pics.

[Coinery 1,153]

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

The WB thing frightens me to death! I think that's why I've kept putting it off and stuck to tweaking with the editing software instead!

[Paulus 1,975]

Might want to take a look at your Lizzy reverse? I'd definitely buy that die-pairing!

Edit: great pictures by the way! I think a good image will pay for the camera, over and over!

You've got the same White Balance issue as me, I still haven't got round to playing with it, yet, but Nick's idea could be a winner. What are you lighting with? I've got a couple of spare daylight bulbs you could have if you wanted them? Just fit them into desk lamps...you'd still need to tweak the WB though, maybe?

The reverse pic is in the main description section, do you want bigger/better pics of it? What die pairing is it?

I can't seem to find any daylight bulbs that fit my desk lamps, I am using 2 cheap Ikea desk lamps (your suggestion!) with halogen bulbs - so yes to the offer of the spare bulbs! - but the fittings are the 'small Edsion' screw types (is that what they are called?) and the local wholesale leccy shop does have any daylight bulbs for that fitting in its (extensive) catalogue.

I am just getting to know the camera, it has all sorts of WB settings, I am currently using one called 'K' - whatever that means! A lot better than no WB, then my silver collection comes out more like gold, but much room for improvement!

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

Just looked at the PDF manual for your camera and that is what K mode is. You also have the option to set your own WB, so you can use the plain white piece of paper illuminated by the light you intend to use (let it fully warm up first) and then save it away for any future coin pics.

That's mighty good of you, I will have a thorough go at it this weekend!

[Nick 329]

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

The WB thing frightens me to death! I think that's why I've kept putting it off and stuck to tweaking with the editing software instead!

I used to do that too, but I'm glad that I got to grips with it eventually.

[Coinery 1,153]

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

The WB thing frightens me to death! I think that's why I've kept putting it off and stuck to tweaking with the editing software instead!

I used to do that too, but I'm glad that I got to grips with it eventually.

Looking forward to sorting it out, will save me hours in the long run!

[Paulus 1,975]

Might want to take a look at your Lizzy reverse? I'd definitely buy that die-pairing!

Edit: great pictures by the way! I think a good image will pay for the camera, over and over!

You've got the same White Balance issue as me, I still haven't got round to playing with it, yet, but Nick's idea could be a winner. What are you lighting with? I've got a couple of spare daylight bulbs you could have if you wanted them? Just fit them into desk lamps...you'd still need to tweak the WB though, maybe?

The reverse pic is in the main description section, do you want bigger/better pics of it? What die pairing is it?

I can't seem to find any daylight bulbs that fit my desk lamps, I am using 2 cheap Ikea desk lamps (your suggestion!) with halogen bulbs - so yes to the offer of the spare bulbs! - but the fittings are the 'small Edsion' screw types (is that what they are called?) and the local wholesale leccy shop does have any daylight bulbs for that fitting in its (extensive) catalogue.

I am just getting to know the camera, it has all sorts of WB settings, I am currently using one called 'K' - whatever that means! A lot better than no WB, then my silver collection comes out more like gold, but much room for improvement!

The bulbs I have are screw fit, the larger screw size, will measure tomorrow, all your's if they fit!

I think the reverse liz image is a duplicate of your P&M coin?

I think I will buy some different desk lamps if not, they are dead cheap and it sounds like daylight bulbs are the way to go!

And what a pillock I am, I was listing while multi-tasking, always a mistake! Think I will have to get my eBay listings checked by you lot first in future! And despite the incorrect reverse being pictured, I already had a bid, so couldn't edit the description! I have added the correct reverse on now, so feast your eyes on the incredibly rare die pairing I know you are hoping for!

PS I can do some more unique die pairings for you remarkably easily! But I think it would be hard to beat pairing Liz with Mary and Philip, the 3 of them all loved each other sooooo much! Thanks for pointing out my schoolboy error

[azda 979]

Lit, Phillip and Mary, sounds like Rita, Sue and Bob to

Oh and is'nt the Phillip and Mary groat just a Mary Groat?

Edited March 28, 2013 by azda

[Paulus 1,975]

Lit, Phillip and Mary, sounds like Rita, Sue and Bob to

Oh and is'nt the Phillip and Mary groat just a Mary Groat?

Don't think so, despite the absence of the greedy old King of Spain on the obverse the legend reads Philip and Mary, there's proberly a story about why he was removed if anyone knows it? Love that sort of stuff!

[Peckris 579]

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

The WB thing frightens me to death! I think that's why I've kept putting it off and stuck to tweaking with the editing software instead!

The problem with that is that unless you shoot RAW (and most P&S or compact cameras don't have that option), editing software won't do very much in correcting faulty WB. You can always change 'colour temperature' but you can often end up with blown highlights. Getting the WB correct in-camera will give better JPEGs in the long run.

[Coinery 1,153]

Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin, so it could well be a WB mode that allows you to specify the colour temperature as a numerical representation. Daylight lamps are usually 6500K.

Thanks Nick - a whole new knowledge chasm has just opened up for me! Better get swotting ...

The WB thing frightens me to death! I think that's why I've kept putting it off and stuck to tweaking with the editing software instead!

The problem with that is that unless you shoot RAW (and most P&S or compact cameras don't have that option), editing software won't do very much in correcting faulty WB. You can always change 'colour temperature' but you can often end up with blown highlights. Getting the WB correct in-camera will give better JPEGs in the long run.

Yes, I agree, I really must resolve this issue at the point of capture! Oh, time and brain-space, why dost thou eternally forsake me?