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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1323466, member: 19065"]you may not need a "macro lens" if you know about those then you know a dedicated lens is expensive, requires a tripod for shooting coins and a knowledge of using such a mini studio set up for coin shots. it takes time and some money to set up.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I were you, and the hands are shakey, I'd simply buy a tripod first, then shoot steady pics of the coins yourself, then post the sale on ebay, then use the money to buy what other photographic tools you need. A dedicated macro lens is probably not what you need, just a easier camera to use with a macro feature on the thing, and a better megapixel count would help too.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever you do, don't just throw something on eBay with bad pictures, you will be undercutting the value you might earn from it, effectively giving that away to someone else, and also setting yourself up for a Return, should a buyer receive the coins and dislike something about them, complaining that you were hiding the problems in your bad pictures. You do not want to go through a problem with a customer and risk you reputation on eBay.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1323466, member: 19065"]you may not need a "macro lens" if you know about those then you know a dedicated lens is expensive, requires a tripod for shooting coins and a knowledge of using such a mini studio set up for coin shots. it takes time and some money to set up. If I were you, and the hands are shakey, I'd simply buy a tripod first, then shoot steady pics of the coins yourself, then post the sale on ebay, then use the money to buy what other photographic tools you need. A dedicated macro lens is probably not what you need, just a easier camera to use with a macro feature on the thing, and a better megapixel count would help too. Whatever you do, don't just throw something on eBay with bad pictures, you will be undercutting the value you might earn from it, effectively giving that away to someone else, and also setting yourself up for a Return, should a buyer receive the coins and dislike something about them, complaining that you were hiding the problems in your bad pictures. You do not want to go through a problem with a customer and risk you reputation on eBay.[/QUOTE]
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