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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 4193708, member: 96898&quot;]Thanks for the advice and the link, [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER]. I read the relevant parts of the guide with great interest and feel that I learned something. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, my own enthusiasm for mirrorless cameras is somewhat mitigated by previous experience. Together with a photographically much more apt friend I &quot;tested&quot; a Canon EOS-M10 and M3 on a backpacking trip when they came out in (I think) 2015. He worked at a camera shop, thus could borrow the newest models for a review, and wanted to find out whether these cameras were suitable for outdoor photography. Especially the lack of a viewfinder turned out to be frustrating: doing landscape and nature photography with only a small touchscreen is very cumbersome. Also, the screen was prone to scratch and used up way too much battery. </p><p><br /></p><p>All of this is irrelevant for coin photography, though, and as I already said, I am now even thinking of buying a mirrorless camera for situations were taking my DSLR is impractical. For me, the true advantage of good mirrorless cameras over both hobby-level DSLRs and compact cameras, which I don&#039;t like that much, is that they have an APS-C sensor and can still be comfortably crammed into a tote or messenger bag. Especially when travelling, there are numerous situations where I don&#039;t want to have a large camera virtually screaming &quot;tourist&quot; hanging around my neck.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for your questions! Just to answer:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. The DSLR was mounted on a stable tripod (<a href="https://www.kentfaith.com/KF09.050_tm2624l-black-portable-compact-tripod-70inch-for-video-camera-cellphone-3-way-swivel-pan-tilt-head?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOjyBRC0ARIsAIpJyGOlYv2RL4Y0bIvYKLwQNjCws1BGQNj9aqcAq_OCXIFRmIWsQ1VgumkaAurPEALw_wcB" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.kentfaith.com/KF09.050_tm2624l-black-portable-compact-tripod-70inch-for-video-camera-cellphone-3-way-swivel-pan-tilt-head?gclid=Cj0KCQiAtOjyBRC0ARIsAIpJyGOlYv2RL4Y0bIvYKLwQNjCws1BGQNj9aqcAq_OCXIFRmIWsQ1VgumkaAurPEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">this model)</a> but not on a copy stand. I don&#039;t assume the difference between the two options is that great when all things are done properly. Yet, with a copy stand it&#039;s much easier to slightly adjust the distance between coin and camera, create an exact 90° angle between coin and camera, and to not cause the camera or coins to slightly move because of taking a step or touching the table. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, I don&#039;t have a copy stand at home, so I make do with a tripod.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Yes, as Doug indicated above, my macro extension tubes have electrical contacts. Image stabilization, autofocus, etc. therefore work just as fine as they do without the extension tube.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Just as you, I don&#039;t think resolution/number of megapixels is the main issue here. To post here, I reduced the size of all images, including the iPhone pictures. I&#039;d rather assume that the differences in image quality are caused by a combination of (a) lens size, speed, focal length, and general quality, (b) sensor size, and (c) software including all sorts of automatic corrections of color, brightness, sharpness, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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