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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kaleun96, post: 4649775, member: 92635&quot;]I can definitely see the benefits of this method, it shows a lot of promise. The sharpness is really the only thing holding me back at the moment.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m also shooting raw ancients, so no additional bits of plastic or anything in between the coin and glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sorry I wasn&#039;t too clear on the lens earlier. Most coins I&#039;m shooting are between 0.9x and 1.3x magnification, even though the less can do 2x I don&#039;t have many coins small enough to require that level of magnification.</p><p><br /></p><p>My settings are approximately similar, often between f8 and f16 and 1/200sec or there about. I mainly use a 60W studio LED (Godox SL-60W). I do have two small flashes but I tend to prefer the continuous lighting. I&#039;m using a remote shutter and don&#039;t think there would be any sources of vibration that would have a noticeable effect at this magnification - at least none that are perceptible through the live-view monitor.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m often focus stacking high relief coins, mostly Greek drachms, staters, or tetradrachms. Even for a flat Roman AE I might stack it so I can take advantage of the sharpness at a wider aperture. But when comparing axial vs other methods I&#039;m always comparing parts of a single image and not the resulting stack.</p><p><br /></p><p>At 1x the focus distance is about 9.5cm (3.75&quot;) and my assumption is that it&#039;s better to have the glass closer to the lens than the subject. So the smallest distance between the glass and lens (i.e. the front of the lens is closer to the glass due to the angle), is maybe a bit less than 1/2&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess it&#039;s worth mentioning that I&#039;m often looking to fill the frame with the coin rather than shooting at a lower mag. with more working distance and cropping later.</p><p><br /></p><p>I will do some more testing today and share a photo comparison, perhaps you will notice something I&#039;ve missed![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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