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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SuperDave, post: 2664313, member: 1892&quot;]The XTi <b>did not</b> come with Live View. The XSi and XS were the first generation so equipped, the XS being a slightly &quot;downmarket&quot; model using the XTi&#039;s 10MP sensor instead of the XSi&#039;s 12MP.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are adapters aplenty to combine virtually any lens with any camera, the limitation in most cases being the loss of electronic communication so the ability to manually set aperture at the lens is important. All the duplicating lenses we use, predating digital imaging, of course have aperture rings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Lenses/adapters first, if you already have a tripod and need to do this piecemeal. A tripod aimed downward at a coin is inconvenient unless you can leave it permanently in place, but quite serviceable and will allow you time to research and wrap your mind around what you specifically want/need for a copystand. That may vary if you choose the &quot;dedicated macro lens/maybe extensions&quot; route over the &quot;bellows/duplicating lens&quot; route.</p><p><br /></p><p>Keep in mind, in the real world where we usually only post images on the Internet, there&#039;s no reason to be so fixated on the ability to reach over 1x magnification or to have infinite mag adjustability. I&#039;ve owned 4 different Canon 100mm Macro lenses, and all of them were just plain <b>superb</b>, never once being confused by a slab for autofocusing (in the years I used them as primary taking lenses, I <i>rarely</i> focused manually; didn&#039;t need to). The equivalents from Nikon, Sigma, Tamron et. al. are equally sharp although you&#039;ll far prefer the Canon and Nikon for internal focusing (not extending with focus changes).</p><p><br /></p><p>In conjunction with a couple of 25mm extensions for when you <b>really</b> want magnification, there is no argument against these lenses save price. In truth, if I had more money than I do, I&#039;d have a 100mm Macro-based rig dedicated to full-face imaging - it&#039;s so sharp you need not worry about whether you&#039;re 1:1 on the sensor - and a bellows rig for greater magnification needs.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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