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Message:: [QUOTE="brg5658, post: 1532798, member: 29751"]Leadfoot:  With all due respect, you're missing the most important point of rmpsrpms post.  He said that ETSC makes a huge difference for variety shots.  That means truly macro shots in the range of 1:1 to 4:1 magnification.  For regular full-coin shots of 0.5:1 to 0.8:1 magnification, what you say is mostly correct.  But, it doesn't matter how stable your mount is or if you use a time-delayed shot, in a Nikon camera the first shutter curtain "slap" happens after the time-delay and causes vibration that affects sharpness of final images even if mounted solidly and using a time-delay to avoid hand shake. To the OP:I think the most important things to avoid are light tents (they make images look really flat and lifeless), auto white-balance (it doesn't work), and axial lighting (it's what I consider a "niche" method -- and rarely produces an image true to the look of a coin).  Many of the people who have replied are top notch coin photographers -- take their advice and practice, practice, and practice some more.[/QUOTE]