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Message:: [QUOTE="CheetahCats, post: 835755, member: 23874"]Here's something that I posted on another web forum.  I use a conventional stereo microscope, then position my 10 megapixel camera lens over the microscope's eyepiece... --------Friendly FYI A few folks have been talking about digital camera scopes for photographing close-ups of their coin specimens. About 8 months ago I purchased a stereo microscope for $59.95 off of ebay. Though it is a standard microscope and not digital, I can still use it to photograph close-up shots. I simply focus the coin specimen underneath the microscope and then place the camera's lense overtop the left eyepiece of the stereo scope. I slightly readjust the focus the scope in real-time while looking at the camera's display, and then execute the shot. I thought I'd mention this as an alternative to purchasing a digital scope. I get the utility of a standard stereo microscope and at the same time, can conveniently take shots using my camera as necessary. Below please find a photo of the microscope, as well as a few close-up shots using the technique that I described above. [/QUOTE]