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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;geekpryde, post: 2038520, member: 36248&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have tried anti-shake (Vibration Reduction) both on and off.&nbsp; I don&#039;t really use it in my normal family photo settings, lets alone coins with tripod and a lot of light, but sometimes I play around to test my current setup, to see if changes should be made.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, Sigma lens has been great, and I definitely got my money out of it.&nbsp;&nbsp; I didn&#039;t buy it for coins, and it mostly sat around for a few years, but once I got back into coins it was a fantastic to have around.&nbsp;&nbsp; Is the 105mm Nikkor $1000 better, probably not.&nbsp; Certainly not worth it for my typical &quot;slab&quot; shots, but as I am now working on closeups and templates, it would come in handy.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t have it long enough to figure out the lighting, but I would want to use it for more than just coins.&nbsp;&nbsp; I actually really like how macro lens work as normal prime lenses for portraits of the family.</p><p><br /></p><p>But, to answer your question, the difference isn&#039;t so great that I dropped ~$900 on the lens yet.&nbsp;&nbsp; I can&#039;t really afford it right now, and would probably rather spend it on actual coins at this point even if I could.&nbsp;&nbsp; I really, really want to own that lens someday, maybe the wife will buy it for me.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You should definitely get on board with Lightroom, it is really great.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have not used Aperture at all, but read about it on photography forums and blogs.&nbsp;&nbsp; Being a Windows user, I doubt I will ever touch it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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