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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Volante, post: 3271076, member: 57279&quot;]Thanks for the info! I&#039;ll test out a higher aperture number and see how that goes.&nbsp; I&#039;ve heard of focus stacking for landscape shots, so makes sense that it would work for macro photography as well - will give that a shot as well. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for my setup, I&#039;ve got 2x gooseneck desk lamps with natural daylight CFL bulbs at the 10 and 2&#039;o clock of the camera, though I often use just one lamp on smaller coins.&nbsp; I have the camera in a cheap tripod from Amazon, with the bulbs at approximately the same height and as close to the camera as possible.&nbsp; I&#039;m currently putting the coins on top of a Trader Joe&#039;s pepper grinder (as professionals do) to get them closer to the lens. I&#039;ll stick a flip under the bottom of the grinder if I want to angle the coin into the light to bring out luster or toning.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT - the pepper grinder is actually from Costco, not Trader Joe&#039;s. Apologies for the confusion[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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