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Message:: [QUOTE="Col Davidson, post: 3274110, member: 73908"][ATTACH=full]864174[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864175[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]864176[/ATTACH] Hi Volante, You have been given good advice here. I also think that your photos are excellent and don’t need any improvement for most purposes. I usually use a 50mm Macro lens for coins as it has a shorter focus distance but still leaves plenty of room for lighting. I also use from f8 to f11 as, after that, you run into problems with diffraction. You mention that you will be looking for a focus rail. Some focus rails are better for coins than others. I use an older Minolta macro rail that is marvellous. I team it up with a Soligor Multflex photostand and thus have a portable, very small copy stand (see photo 1). As the camera is attached to the base on which the coin stands any slight movement in the camera is negated by a similar movement in the stand/coin (I don’t mean for you to move the camera). If you can find a similar focus rail that has rails that progressively issue out of the main rails you can add a professional stand as I have - or simply bolt a flat plate to the end of the rails. For a “poor-man’s “setup somewhat similar to the above you can simply get a flat flash holder (photo 3) that attaches to the bottom of the camera. You will need to add a flat base at ninety degrees to the “flash” end (some flash holders have a handle at one end. Take the plastic handle off and you have the same). The main problem is that you need a reasonably long flash holder (or long plate) to accommodate your focal length. You simply use the screw knob which attaches it to the camera to get the approximate distance and then use the camera to fine focus. All the best, Col.[/QUOTE]

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