Has anyone tried to take a snap of stamps or covers under a shortwave Ultraviolet lamp?
I have been experimenting with many cameras and filters both analog (older roll type and instant type) and digital cameras but so far haven't succeeded in getting a picture showcasing the the tagging type, all the results were bright blob of light or unrecognizable stamp.
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"Experience is the name you give to the mistakes you made yesterday."
I am using my 10MP camera even at full interlaced resolution of 12 MP I am not getting desired results. Will try your method, was trying it in darkened room with flash (with shortwave UV tagging is not visible in lighted atmosphere).
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"Experience is the name you give to the mistakes you made yesterday."
Even if you're taking "normal" pictures of stamps, you should not use the flash. Use light that is overhead and offset from the stamp, tripod and close-up option. I also take the picture with only 2 megapixels and reduce that by about half. For the internet, you don't need anything higher. If you're using the pictures for a paper article, then you'll need the higher resolution. I don't use a scanner to take pictures of the stamps I post for selling. If you check what I have for sale either here or on BS, you'll see how the results are. Looks pretty much as if I scanned them.