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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;900fine, post: 351496, member: 6036&quot;]Copy stands and tripods can be had for less than $20. Even Wal-Mart has &#039;em.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Mounting the camera on one or the other is mandatory. To really eliminate the shakes, go one step farther... <b>use the shutter timer.</b> The thing a photographer uses to &quot;get in the picture&quot; himself - you set the exposure, start the timer, and it waits 10 seconds before it fires.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why is this useful in macro coin photography ?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Because when you press the shutter, the camera moves a bit - even on a stand.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But with a timer, everything settles down before it actually takes the shot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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