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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2307528, member: 1765&quot;]I use a Bausch &amp; Lomb StereoZoom 4 and a point-and-shoot.&nbsp; Fluorescent ring light with a card taped over about 1/3 of it gives me even lighting and a little depth.&nbsp; The stereoscope is comfortable for inspecting the coin, and then when I need a picture, I pick up the camera and point it through the eyepiece that gives me the better view of what I want to photograph.&nbsp; I&#039;ll also use my hand to shade additional bits of the ring light if needed.&nbsp; Distance from the objective and light to the coin is about 3 inches.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have taken no fewer than 20,000 (yes, twenty thousand) pictures this way.&nbsp; While the technical limitations of this setup are greater than using a microscope objective on a bellows attached directly to a DSLR, it&#039;s seamless to go from inspection to photos, and you can&#039;t use a DSLR like a stereoscope.&nbsp; This setup is definitely doable for $400 or so, especially if you already have a P&amp;S camera.</p><p><br /></p><p>Both my setup and the one that Ray will recommend have their merits.&nbsp; Which you use depends on how you want to use it.</p><p><br /></p><p>All the pictures on <a href="http://www.vamworld.com/1891-CC+VAM-7" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.vamworld.com/1891-CC+VAM-7" rel="nofollow">this page</a> were done this way.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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