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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 2119601, member: 15309&quot;]I tried a DSLR once and found out very quickly that you need a good macro lens to accompany the camera if you want consistently great results, and good macro lenses are expensive.&nbsp; Though I have maxed out my performance and will never be as good as the guys who have mastered coin photography with DSLRs, I think my photography with a point &amp; shoot is pretty darn good.&nbsp; I use a Canon Powershot SD 880 IS, a cheap copy stand, and two gooseneck desk lamps with CFL bulbs.</p><p><br /></p><p>IIRC, my camera cost me about $400 brand new and it has macro capability, digital zoom, and a timer.&nbsp; You can get them really cheap used but I don&#039;t usually trust used point &amp; shoot cameras.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just throwing it out there if the DSLR option proves to be too expensive.</p><p><br /></p><p>PS:&nbsp; If you place a coin or poker chip under the bottom edge of the slab, it will angle the surface of the coin into the light allowing you to capture toning better.&nbsp; With regards to sizing, the best thing to do is to use post processing software to crop the coins at their edges and then shrink the photos to a consistent size.&nbsp; I use 700x700 pixels for one side shots and 1000x500 for obverse and reverse side by side.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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