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<p>[QUOTE="akeady, post: 7951964, member: 83175"]You can probably get good results with that kit - I use an Olympus MFT camera with Olympus 60mm macro lens and an Aputure Amaran AL-M9 LED light. You could start with a light and copystand and try with the kit lens and later get a macro lens - I'm not familiar with Panasonic's range, but Olympus MFT stuff will obviously work too and the 60mm lens is worth getting.</p><p><br /></p><p>A danger with taking photos of coins is that acquiring camera bits and pieces is nearly as addictive as coin collecting. A couple of years ago, I went to a local camera shop looking for a macro lens, owning only the small silvery E-M10 below - several visits later I was up to what's below (plus 2 lenses and a flash). The E-M1 on the left with the 60mm lens is the one I've used for most coin photos in the last couple of years.</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TGBF6h_mQAcy4NRnYY2Fg6HTsG4x-aiDicsRNPm0seTWvsDuUBlL_vL-a4VTMaVcToiP6vymgWQpJdKzoZUYjPAgUJNjT0YOxHMpwETwzLrLIj4ICHJ2IlrtgSPq47s53UPL-cM5Reg5WFxFjP0-iY7q1nMC-vjxb4_SRvl0Zmzu2XDncH4RMYMCJE1eN0gOqIqt__dNbHteg2mnXqyLEqZ8sT25fDtmVRVziMN9wkLlfWOtPJvlXzkJvwGpJz_wudaTV_MHb2dVMiTpeLSyUTiLlkGZ1SKxKQ--0YNC365TzBE2EUhJw-fgeuRGy7h2iTvf6ldn85ICTUS-i4fdNraodQ45RFHuZ0PHcWPfe3n0AWzm4ApS8ekI4TX0VroMr-gJjqJ24KdaCfabcM9bS8zimXS6ag0KJ3hQnF_24gAUMmgrj4XG0OyaofZT2JrCsCwGd2SmrmNRT-XIh1d66-YLQ2l-17RjGi1Ydbpyhm9EQrBTP4x6jxoq2Pq2yzuZCcAcTy6dntZsro0aSA8uz2Osd_EhOkul_tiBlqU8WYjB3nygsmwko_paAuT7Jg8n8kRmIa70sxX61ebLvolId0eboLTwrJNgenjhZKuvFZ3Uu-oHb3AmzRy0hiBTM7ecOFvBST3UPe9t-5-1_ntT9pr-6c1wzB0p_o_6Lbav69Nbn4vxBpVX4dFMxpo9byLRJ5cxLD3fYgse_LLjid4NI8FfDQ=w1816-h1631-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Apart from cropping, these are straight from the camera.</p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/K59h95qBhttDjtRcrDAawG5ZnWkRrFOeJpKqu274X4W5p9GcnS1m6cNkUgYkrINt_KyCkYF13l4pNvb8HFHRtkCwvryapWg4vs7w7OA4aW-8ehe-LWGIQMpMkV3wOUCRmIDmmIrJqZqTvubcwVyiMOkLpBVGGxbPKrxeb4ztLC-Es2xqxeFMc9QJ-YEBfEjORyND9xt5M_FAX9LPZ614dAaBYL0QafqLgMdBgiilhgdNF6tPNm9Z5x5CagMluQgEV9ecB4tdG_OBFxMK5MO3JjOOX8jBjqky4kw34-TXXArpJhjYaCs41GSQWTDL7MNxnV3O9DaCUMcy21EnfD9aReNlXS9JjfekGOoOmUmdxZfLcWrINI6hSKYFxbRApiGVWwubC8loBAcHCPWHlyivbOq41OdHvRxUeeO4H6olUez3mFr14d9SJ9X5iT1itTdQkJt6L_rY9f2XNsPUnpT9OyXaYozY5XCon7ZBKRh5uX25-M16DZbOhEvmB0XC2FLpZ1Cx45vu53i3UX3hscPp6FemwYxGJi3lVl461RAkSYw-f_BktiqKki7BBXffSes8z6PcBpREHiilwjY8T2pk8VOOC5sMeLxeMFOB-mbJhvqA51R3DRbx-EYujXob34CpcBP7sD7aDrrqjG4h-EE8QobdGrNrxbx2XhW43bJ2R0V9nVN29kSbIh-_ME38UDzCViGONbHvg9phb208AHTAMgUiOA=w2123-h2006-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o5PJnMdgL-y45rMxZfMWd_cS3kJjOhSuY3c0Fjp3OnKfcm10OzzrPAdf5JKwYVCJVepEj5suQxYfG_Nny4k49AafEiQMFwWynyU3qVtYs-BbdYuMS5CCNEFj-eU8WH0dDvobMYzQvgDkiPLWkUUuI4nRKyLwFD4pbG-XG9yk3sknbFQqdZ7YllduNTQwMsKJ3598lLCDDKIt7WAv7I-QZBlLXmF0UcTbaznlSmYKqYw28Ss2VQveF53uRpbyKyO7wHFziwywD5m3bKFmrdTyfsEAl_knHMgoirSRenBhMmIJ1yD76p1w62e50soz0XBtxkQwDha7-gSTjBzBUOvxPJlxfFOYDnsfUJ9-2LTU1KXjiBFWrBNy6lArT-emYObSWogiUbT5ctNlc4V_Clf3WzdsE0PoQ3NQlgsgaGqjKJHPXvXl-PIKdr_SRMwIansJI6zndkkHI_1_GlbPhnGtdl54QxcrToduRL3Mj946anZn1OhjrRus990ZIgePfh-BefDyRRsg0vObcC8ZgG0F2joWdDcpMnazB_nMaBfec2eXZ7SsxcvpzIBZlHOGKZ8qhQ9kVUuBYOBrHDAb3VzLM63sXs3LUDW3xngShnOsleUBVabQrKDKzbSwE9QEHUujIyR44E4Ri7ZUyRLPafhaz4-hQ0F7c0gGIiDHjNhps78gjdTzVzy-uYZ2YTNuN4I_6hXnqQLpS5MjO3TOG_o-OisSHA=w2024-h2006-no?authuser=0" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>ATB,</p><p>Aidan.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="akeady, post: 7951964, member: 83175"]You can probably get good results with that kit - I use an Olympus MFT camera with Olympus 60mm macro lens and an Aputure Amaran AL-M9 LED light. You could start with a light and copystand and try with the kit lens and later get a macro lens - I'm not familiar with Panasonic's range, but Olympus MFT stuff will obviously work too and the 60mm lens is worth getting. A danger with taking photos of coins is that acquiring camera bits and pieces is nearly as addictive as coin collecting. A couple of years ago, I went to a local camera shop looking for a macro lens, owning only the small silvery E-M10 below - several visits later I was up to what's below (plus 2 lenses and a flash). The E-M1 on the left with the 60mm lens is the one I've used for most coin photos in the last couple of years. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/TGBF6h_mQAcy4NRnYY2Fg6HTsG4x-aiDicsRNPm0seTWvsDuUBlL_vL-a4VTMaVcToiP6vymgWQpJdKzoZUYjPAgUJNjT0YOxHMpwETwzLrLIj4ICHJ2IlrtgSPq47s53UPL-cM5Reg5WFxFjP0-iY7q1nMC-vjxb4_SRvl0Zmzu2XDncH4RMYMCJE1eN0gOqIqt__dNbHteg2mnXqyLEqZ8sT25fDtmVRVziMN9wkLlfWOtPJvlXzkJvwGpJz_wudaTV_MHb2dVMiTpeLSyUTiLlkGZ1SKxKQ--0YNC365TzBE2EUhJw-fgeuRGy7h2iTvf6ldn85ICTUS-i4fdNraodQ45RFHuZ0PHcWPfe3n0AWzm4ApS8ekI4TX0VroMr-gJjqJ24KdaCfabcM9bS8zimXS6ag0KJ3hQnF_24gAUMmgrj4XG0OyaofZT2JrCsCwGd2SmrmNRT-XIh1d66-YLQ2l-17RjGi1Ydbpyhm9EQrBTP4x6jxoq2Pq2yzuZCcAcTy6dntZsro0aSA8uz2Osd_EhOkul_tiBlqU8WYjB3nygsmwko_paAuT7Jg8n8kRmIa70sxX61ebLvolId0eboLTwrJNgenjhZKuvFZ3Uu-oHb3AmzRy0hiBTM7ecOFvBST3UPe9t-5-1_ntT9pr-6c1wzB0p_o_6Lbav69Nbn4vxBpVX4dFMxpo9byLRJ5cxLD3fYgse_LLjid4NI8FfDQ=w1816-h1631-no?authuser=0[/IMG] Apart from cropping, these are straight from the camera. [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/K59h95qBhttDjtRcrDAawG5ZnWkRrFOeJpKqu274X4W5p9GcnS1m6cNkUgYkrINt_KyCkYF13l4pNvb8HFHRtkCwvryapWg4vs7w7OA4aW-8ehe-LWGIQMpMkV3wOUCRmIDmmIrJqZqTvubcwVyiMOkLpBVGGxbPKrxeb4ztLC-Es2xqxeFMc9QJ-YEBfEjORyND9xt5M_FAX9LPZ614dAaBYL0QafqLgMdBgiilhgdNF6tPNm9Z5x5CagMluQgEV9ecB4tdG_OBFxMK5MO3JjOOX8jBjqky4kw34-TXXArpJhjYaCs41GSQWTDL7MNxnV3O9DaCUMcy21EnfD9aReNlXS9JjfekGOoOmUmdxZfLcWrINI6hSKYFxbRApiGVWwubC8loBAcHCPWHlyivbOq41OdHvRxUeeO4H6olUez3mFr14d9SJ9X5iT1itTdQkJt6L_rY9f2XNsPUnpT9OyXaYozY5XCon7ZBKRh5uX25-M16DZbOhEvmB0XC2FLpZ1Cx45vu53i3UX3hscPp6FemwYxGJi3lVl461RAkSYw-f_BktiqKki7BBXffSes8z6PcBpREHiilwjY8T2pk8VOOC5sMeLxeMFOB-mbJhvqA51R3DRbx-EYujXob34CpcBP7sD7aDrrqjG4h-EE8QobdGrNrxbx2XhW43bJ2R0V9nVN29kSbIh-_ME38UDzCViGONbHvg9phb208AHTAMgUiOA=w2123-h2006-no?authuser=0[/IMG] [IMG]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/o5PJnMdgL-y45rMxZfMWd_cS3kJjOhSuY3c0Fjp3OnKfcm10OzzrPAdf5JKwYVCJVepEj5suQxYfG_Nny4k49AafEiQMFwWynyU3qVtYs-BbdYuMS5CCNEFj-eU8WH0dDvobMYzQvgDkiPLWkUUuI4nRKyLwFD4pbG-XG9yk3sknbFQqdZ7YllduNTQwMsKJ3598lLCDDKIt7WAv7I-QZBlLXmF0UcTbaznlSmYKqYw28Ss2VQveF53uRpbyKyO7wHFziwywD5m3bKFmrdTyfsEAl_knHMgoirSRenBhMmIJ1yD76p1w62e50soz0XBtxkQwDha7-gSTjBzBUOvxPJlxfFOYDnsfUJ9-2LTU1KXjiBFWrBNy6lArT-emYObSWogiUbT5ctNlc4V_Clf3WzdsE0PoQ3NQlgsgaGqjKJHPXvXl-PIKdr_SRMwIansJI6zndkkHI_1_GlbPhnGtdl54QxcrToduRL3Mj946anZn1OhjrRus990ZIgePfh-BefDyRRsg0vObcC8ZgG0F2joWdDcpMnazB_nMaBfec2eXZ7SsxcvpzIBZlHOGKZ8qhQ9kVUuBYOBrHDAb3VzLM63sXs3LUDW3xngShnOsleUBVabQrKDKzbSwE9QEHUujIyR44E4Ri7ZUyRLPafhaz4-hQ0F7c0gGIiDHjNhps78gjdTzVzy-uYZ2YTNuN4I_6hXnqQLpS5MjO3TOG_o-OisSHA=w2024-h2006-no?authuser=0[/IMG] ATB, Aidan.[/QUOTE]
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