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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CohibaCris, post: 10580, member: 904&quot;]This one is long, sorry everyone....</p><p><br /></p><p>First of all, taking excellent pictures of coins is really difficult stuff.&nbsp; You can sink a lot of money into gear and it won&#039;t necessarily help if you do not know some camera basics.</p><p><br /></p><p>Some cameras have a minimum distance in which they can focus on the coin.&nbsp; Pull back a little bit and see if you can get the camera to autofocus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now for the big question - What exactly do you want to do with the pictures?</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want them for good looking snapshots of your coins and for insurance, then just about any camera will do the trick.&nbsp; Photography is 80% about light, and your average household room is woefully inadequate regarding the light situation.&nbsp; Use a couple of desk lamps and try not to point them directly at the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are like me, though, and want super high res images for error, variety and other odd desires, you will have to drop some serious coinage (pun intended <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; ).&nbsp; I had a Nikon 5400, a terrific camera, but the photos were muddy and not sharp at all.&nbsp; This is an image taken with the 5400...</p><p><a href="http://www.crisrogers.com/example1.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.crisrogers.com/example1.jpg" rel="nofollow">Nikon 5400 Pic of 1884 CC Morgan Reverse</a> </p><p><br /></p><p>I was irritated, and got something a whole lot better (and seriously expensive, I hate to say): The Nikon D70 SLR digital.&nbsp; It is worth every penny for those super incredible shots that you can dive in and see the metal flow.</p><p><a href="http://www.crisrogers.com/example2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.crisrogers.com/example2.jpg" rel="nofollow">Nikon D70 Pic of 1884 CC Morgan Reverse</a> </p><p>!!!Don&#039;t click the above link on a dial up connection - very large image!!!</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m glad I spent the money.&nbsp; It is all in what you want from your coin pictures that will dictate how much you choose to spend.&nbsp; Just make sure and take coins to your camera shop when you go to look.&nbsp; Ask them to take pictures of your coin, and show you the results.</p><p><br /></p><p>Good luck!</p><p>Cris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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