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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 1617545, member: 2972&quot;]4 MP is more than enough to take a good coin photo, IMO, and generally speaking more MP is better.&nbsp; Here are two 6.1MP shots I took from from a circa-2002 Nikon D100:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://m0.i.pbase.com/v3/81/115381/1/49389210.1875CCTwentyCentsANACSVG8obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://m9.i.pbase.com/o4/81/115381/1/53036709.1829N7LargeCentobv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Will my D300 take a better pic of those coins?&nbsp; Yes.&nbsp; Are the D100 photos &quot;good&quot;?&nbsp; I sure think so.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, remember you are downsampling any photo on the web to a large extent -- the above photo is 800x800 pixels and plenty large to grade from -- so those extra MP aren&#039;t doing much anyway.</p><p><br /></p><p>If I might be so bold, the real difference between circa 2000 and circa 2010 cameras when it comes to coin photos are their dynamic range and noise characteristics.&nbsp; Megapixels have little to nothing to do with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Getting past that little argument, and back to the OP&#039;s question....</p><p><br /></p><p>Chances are the OP is struggling with keeping the camera still and focusing correctly and exposure and white balance and lighting -- I would be EXTREMELY surprised if it was his camera holding him back.&nbsp; Rather, it is almost certainly a matter of technique/skill/experience.</p><p><br /></p><p>But posting some photos might help focus the tips from other readers.</p><p><br /></p><p>Respectfully...Mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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