Digital Coin Photography Question?

Howdy fellow coin peeps, :thumb:

Recently I bought a Sony Cybershot DSC-H9 and I'm wondering what's the best lens to buy for better macro shots than the camera already provides?

My choices are:

0.43 WIDE ANGLE LENS FOR SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-H9

Or

72MM 2X TELEPHOTO LENS FOR SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-H9

Your advice will be greatly appreciated! :hail:

Ribbit

 

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If a choice beween the two go with the 72mm. Possibly to much distortion with the other one. But in reality for those prices why not get both and experiment.

 

One more thing is to always try to find out the outer filter ring size of any lenses you buy. Note that in the future if you want to buy any filters the common sizes are fairly cheap but odd sizes could cost a lot and may not be available. Really common size filter rings are usually 49, 52 and 55mm.

 

I hope it works out for you, Toad ! I have no snap on photo hardware at all.

There is a book coming out named "Coin Photography" by Mark Goodman. It has been delayed a few times; hopefully it will be out soon. I'm holding off investing in photo equipment until I read that book.

 

You've got a point. I'll hold off for a couple of weeks and get both. :thumb:

Ribbit

 

Ever shot a coin through a magnifying glass?


That's my low-budget way of doing it lol.

 

The latest I have seen is the book will ship June 30. I have little to no faith in that date because the ship date has been pushed back several times now.