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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2306355, member: 1765&quot;]I don&#039;t want to add much to the thread, although I will answer specific questions anyone wants to answer.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one thing I do want to add is that point-and-shoot cameras <i>can</i> work well in an inexpensive setup (which includes cheap lights and a cheap tripod), but you need to make sure they can focus on a coin at an acceptable distance and magnification.&nbsp; If you can get your hands on a used, working Canon A800 from a few years ago, it should have great close-up capability, even when the lens in zoomed, giving you a nice working distance and good magnification. I base this statement on having looked at the specifications, however, not using the camera.&nbsp; One thing I notice about point and shoots when I pick one up to play with at Best Buy or Costco is that the close-focus capability, if the camera even has it, has been severely restricted on current cameras when compared with those from 3-4 years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>(Edit: There&#039;s a Canon A800 on eBay for $13 shipped, and the seller states it&#039;s working.&nbsp; Camera looks beat up, but you only care about the results.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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