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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;NorthKorea, post: 1798632, member: 29643&quot;]I use 5500K CFLs for my lamps and coin photography. I&#039;m guessing you might actually want three light sources and a DSLR with at least a macro 80mm lens to be able to capture that many color bands, though. Another option could be to use axial lighting. Also, I purchased Mark Goodman&#039;s book based upon the great info on his website. It&#039;s a nice read, and I recommend it to others. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The main reason for the DSLR/macro lens combo (as opposed to a P&amp;S) is distance from the coin and using the full sensor. Mark talks about this in depth in his book. Basically, in order to capture color bands/luster, you need your light to be coming essentially from the lens. The closer you are to the subject, the further from the lens that your light will be. Also, the other problem is that if you&#039;re too close, you have to deal with reflections.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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