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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2880329, member: 19463&quot;]The suggested camera is not what I would suggest but I do imagine it would take acceptable photos for 99% of the uses people make of coin photos.&nbsp; I do not accept the concept that there is such a thing as too much camera for coin use but I most definitely believe that there is such a thing as too much camera for people who really do not want to be bothered with learning to use that camera and who are not willing to take steps to get the most out of whatever equipment they use.&nbsp; I posted several pages on my site on where I was at the time in my journey to better coin photos but relatively few people have wanted to play with the subject that much and try to get photos that are more than &#039;good enough&#039;.&nbsp;&nbsp; If you define &#039;good enough&#039; as what you get with your phone or current camera there is no reason to buy anything else or to put in the work to learn to use it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I use and prefer digital single lens reflexes of which the mentioned Canon Rebel T3i is one.&nbsp; I have never touched that model.&nbsp; My current camera is a Canon 5D mark II which is not the current model and serious overkill for 99% of people who use cameras.&nbsp; More of them are used by wedding photographers and photojournalists that retired grandpa hobbyists like me. My photos are not the best they could be but that is my fault, not the camera&#039;s.</p><p>If all you want is the smallest image below to sell the coin on eBay, better equipment is a waste.&nbsp; If you want the middle size (reduced here from the full size file), many cameras will do and learning to use the one you have is more likely to provide good images than the simple purchase of a better camera.&nbsp; If you want a 20x30&quot; print (largest I have made), the full size file (cropped but not reduced here) and learning to use a good camera is probably a good idea.&nbsp; Why would anyone want a print that size of a coin like that?&nbsp; Good question. </p><p>Click on image to enlarge:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]690257[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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