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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 955046, member: 19065&quot;]Actually you have entirely missed the point about camera vs. scanner if that&#039;s all you have taken from the help provided to your inquiry. </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not about liking a camera better than a scanner. Both have their merits. It&#039;s about picking and using the right tool for the job as well the camera will serve you in this need better as well as be practical for other things and fit very neatly into your budget. </p><p><br /></p><p>The thing that &#039;scans&#039; is actually a lens and is very much related to photography, so no matter what you are a &quot;fan&quot; of you are entering an aspect of digital photography and imaging. Scanners are meant for flat media, like things printed on paper and coins <u>are not flat.</u></p><p><u></u>&nbsp; </p><p>Before you buy anything and just throw your money away you should learn the difference in both tools to know why one would be serving you much better than the other so you can avoid a costly mistake. In every post I made I never said anything about buying a Macro camera, on the stated budget you gave in the OP, that would be impossible. All you need is a digital point and shoot with a macro setting. Tripod and lights can be added on later or figured out and jerry-rigged. Even though you think you know &#039;nothing about photography except that good cameras are expensive&#039; applies also to scanners. Your budget is going to get you something very cheap and inferior in imaging the wrong media, coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Go back, re-read the posts and rethink your approach. Or buy a scanner, try it, return it, get a camera, try it, and decide which one you should keep.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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