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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volante, post: 3270586, member: 57279&quot;]I just got an 100mm macro lens for my DSLR (previously using an 135mm zoom lens), and am trying to get the hang of it.&nbsp; Ancient coins pose a particular challenge as many of them have uneven planchets or are high relief, which is making it difficult for me to avoid out-of-focus areas on the coin. Here are a few examples:</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to tilt this coin into the light slightly to bring out the toning, which made it tough to get the inscription in focus while also keeping the portrait in focus. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862533[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862534[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The portrait here is extremely high relief, also making it difficult to keep the portrait and the inscriptions in focus at the same time. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862535[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]862536[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Do I need to mess around with the aperture settings to get the entire coin into better focus?&nbsp; I&#039;m used to just using the default macro setting on the camera, so don&#039;t have any experience with that.&nbsp; Or could moving the camera further away from the coin and zooming in more help out at all?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m also using a tripod instead of a copy stand, which makes manual focus a little more difficult - I&#039;ll be buying a focus rail which should hopefully help out a little bit.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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