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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 2416916, member: 29643&quot;]I snipped the parts that weren&#039;t really addressing my concern.</p><p><br /></p><p>I appreciate your response, and have the following concerns:</p><p><br /></p><p>For coin photography, don&#039;t you *want* to shoot manual focus, anyway? Copystand + cheap Nikon dSLR + 105 microNikkor = $280 give or take. Yes, you can&#039;t shoot full slabs without changing a lens, but the 18-55 kit lens seems viable for that purpose.</p><p><br /></p><p>The 105 gives enough working distance that axial lighting isn&#039;t really necessary (unlike the 50mm microNikkor, which you can get in manual for as low as $5).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now this is a sincere question, as I&#039;ve shot large format sports photography before (not the best idea, but you capture a lot of the action when shooting at infinity): How does a bellows not impede light when they&#039;re approximately the same diameter as the lense, but even longer (when increasing magnification)?</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, for those who have problems shooting manual with a digi fixed setup, I&#039;ve found that using the camera&#039;s digital zoom helps with this. You zoom in as far as you can digitally, and focus *that* image. It works similarly (in concept) to focusing with a prism.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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