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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;wolfee, post: 1332863, member: 34986&quot;]Jon, whatever you end up with, don&#039;t get a DSLR.&nbsp; Get the best point and shoot your budget allows AFTER you check the spec for &quot;closest Macro focus&quot;.&nbsp; Many will shoot at less than an inch.&nbsp; The DSLR has a flipping mirror and shutter that adds nothing but blur.&nbsp; A DSLR Macro lens could cost more than your entire budget.&nbsp; A good tripod is probably more important than the last increment of camera quality.&nbsp; I compose the pic then shoot with a 2 second delay to insure not even my shutter finger is inducing blur.&nbsp; I have never figured out a good system for extra shiny proof coins.&nbsp; They are very difficult.&nbsp; But, just shoot a lot of angles until you get the effect you want.&nbsp; Also, experiment with the white balance setting until you get the color balance correct.&nbsp; If you aren&#039;t aware of <a href="http://www.dpreview.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dpreview.com" rel="nofollow">www.dpreview.com</a> make sure you check all the comments there about whatever models you are contemplating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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