steve_stoneblossom wrote:
I have no experience with gold coins, but you might try using a light box (maybe sometimes called soft box). They are cubes of translucent material open on one side, in which you place the object to be photographed. Supplemental lighting is most often directed at the object from outside the box.
Additionally, they often include a separate sixth side which has a slit cut in the middle and attaches to the front of the cube via velcro. You then slip your lens through this slit, and hide the rest of the camera (and you).
In doing so, you may find the need to shoot in full manual, as some of your camera's sensors may be blocked.
I have no experience with gold coins, but you migh... (
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I agree. I have a set of these in different colours (3). Have used them to photograph small cultural items like antique Indian brass artifacts that are quite reflective. They worked well for me.