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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Vess1, post: 25747791, member: 13650&quot;][ATTACH=full]1644519[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; I use the program that came on the EOS Rebel CD that came with my Rebel T3i.&nbsp; These cameras are old and really affordable now.&nbsp; This is mounted on a copy stand with four common LED bulbs from Ace hardware.&nbsp; They can be lifted and adjusted in and out.&nbsp; They&#039;re plugged into an American DJ strip down below so I can switch off whichever lights I want. </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; The camera plugs into an old laptop with a USB.&nbsp; It allows you to see the image full screen.&nbsp;&nbsp; Going one step further, you can hit a magnifying glass button and it zooms in on the coin giving a close up view that allows you to see the slightest bit of it being out of focus.&nbsp; In that view I adjust the bellows on the camera up or down until it&#039;s razor sharp.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Once I close that window, the overall view adjusts and is perfectly sharp.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then once Im satisfied with the light on it, I go up and click the shutter button on the right corner and it snaps the picture and saves it on the computer.&nbsp;&nbsp; Then I save it on to a flash drive and move to a better computer to crop and adjust on photoscape.&nbsp;&nbsp; Whatever I want to do with it.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp; This setup keeps the camera perfectly steady during the shot.&nbsp;&nbsp; Everything is set before you push the button on the computer to take the pic.&nbsp; This setup wasn&#039;t hard to do.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Note this is not using the lens that came with the camera.&nbsp;&nbsp; I use either a Nikkon or Schlecter Componon-S on the bellows.&nbsp;&nbsp; These lenses allow you to keep the camera high away from the coin and allows light to get to the coin.&nbsp;&nbsp; Focus is obtained by adjusting the camera itself up and down on the rail and final focusing is done with an adjustment knob on the bellows.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I only use the original lens for larger items such as currency that requries me to zoom out.&nbsp;&nbsp; The camera still does a great job.&nbsp; Have thought about upgrading to a T7i but don&#039;t really need to.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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