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Message:: [QUOTE="benveniste, post: 2451918, member: 25547"]I use a 4-year old Nikon but especially for your first interchangeable lens camera, I suggest you find a way to try various products "hands-on."  You may find yourself preferring something like a micro 4/3rds system.  Choosing a tool you are comfortable and confident about using is far more important than specifications and technical nitpicks du jour. Here are a few "comments on comments."<ul> <li>To get the last quantum of sharpness for coin photography, you'll likely want to use the "Live View" mode of your camera.  When you do, the vibration advantage of Canon is greatly reduced.</li> <li>For DX cameras like the D3300, in the U.S. Nikon sells a "Macro & Portrait Two Lens Kit" for $500.  It includes a fast "normal" lens (35mm f/1.8) and a stabilized 85mm macro lens.</li> <li>The D3300 does not have the "mirror-up" mode that the D610 does.  Nikon offers it in the D7200, but that's a lot more money.  But "Live View" leaves the mirror up anyway.</li> <li>Reserve some of your budget for support and lighting.  The lighting setup for, say, an old large cent is not going to be optimal for a modern proof, and vice versa.</li> <li>As others have touched on, how much "kit" you need depends on your intended use.  If all you want to do is document your collection for insurance purposes, you need a lot less stuff than if you want to print 18x18" enlargements of an overdate.</li> </ul>[/QUOTE]