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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;samjimmy, post: 114934, member: 3813&quot;]Ruben, the AE-1 is a great camera (still is).&nbsp; I started with an A-1 (the AE-1&#039;s big brother) many, many years ago.&nbsp; Still have it actually, and a few lenses, but most of the set up I built before I starting doing it professionally was sold.&nbsp; I can&#039;t recall the last time I used film and only recently bought something other than a point and shoot.&nbsp; I think it might be fun to go back to what I used to do (just have fun with cameras).</p><p><br /></p><p>I had a close look at <a href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00032.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.mrbrklyn.com/coins/dsc00032.jpg" rel="nofollow">what you posted above</a> and have come to the conclusion that, for the most part, it is focused near the top and you simply have reached the limitations of the equipment.&nbsp; Here&#039;s a *really* quick shot I took to try to get a comparison.</p><p><br /></p><p>Camera: Canon DRebel w/ cheap $100 lens, manually focused</p><p>Tripod:&nbsp; Snoopy stuffed animal and shoe box</p><p>Lighting:&nbsp; Office window</p><p>ISO: pushed to 400</p><p><br /></p><p>Image is cropped and I focused on the same place you did, and the lens gets you to just under 11 inches, so it&#039;s close enough for this, but not close enough to get any more detail (parts of a coin, etc.)</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.hosthideout.com/images/other/morgans.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hosthideout.com/images/other/morgans.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://www.hosthideout.com/images/other/morgans.jpg</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, if you want better images, you&#039;re going to have upgrade the equipment (as opposed to getting filters, etc.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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