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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;rmpsrpms, post: 2663649, member: 31773&quot;]That&#039;s correct, I <i>won&#039;t </i>waste the time to post such a shot. It would require me to put together a setup that I don&#039;t use.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was mostly talking about not preferring axial lighting. I have developed some specialized diffusers that I call &quot;directors&quot; that place the effective light sources between the lens and coin and shape the light so as to keep glare off a slab surface while maximizing the incident angle. Google &quot;smile director coin photography&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Droop <i>always</i> occurs and must be compensated for.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You only need to level the system with a mirror once, when you set it up, or when you notice a depth of field issue. I started out using a level, but I found it was not accurate enough to ensure flatness of the sensor vs the coin. I also found it overly constraining to force both my camera <i>and</i> my stand to be flat.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Indeed I have many bellows, over 20 different types.&nbsp; The one I use most is the Canon in my stacking system at home, and the Pentax in my portable system, though I do enjoy using the Novoflex quad rail as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And what were my exaggerations?</p><p><br /></p><p>Perhaps you could show a picture of <i>your </i>setup configured to show how <i>you </i>achieve 80+ degree incident angle filling the screen with a Dime using the 105VR?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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