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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Severus Alexander, post: 8243365, member: 84744&quot;]I think you need 2 things to make a huge difference:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) a copy stand</p><p>I built one in about 20 minutes with two-by-fours.&nbsp; I still use it.&nbsp; You just need to rig it so you have a steady upright two-by-four that you can put a bolt through to hold the camera absolutely steady, facing down obviously.&nbsp; No need to raise and lower the camera, it&#039;s easier to use books to raise and lower the platform the coin is on.</p><p><br /></p><p>2) An extension tube, which is a super cheap way to get macro that works well with coins.&nbsp; (Sometimes you lose the corners of the image, but who cares?)&nbsp; The image below is just a random example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1451408[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Then you should get a nice high-res image where the coin fills the field of view, plus you don&#039;t need to hand-hold and so you don&#039;t need to use a flash.&nbsp; Those are your two main problems.&nbsp; (Even better if you can hook the camera up to your computer for remote release and a full-screen view of what your picture will look like.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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