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<p>[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3318532, member: 27832"]You asked about fixed-focal-length ("prime") lenses vs. zoom lenses.</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion, there's NO reason to buy a zoom instead of a prime for coin photography. To "zoom in and out", you simply move toward or away from the coin. And at a given price point, a prime lens is likely to have better image quality than a zoom lens.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, if you want to use the camera for other things as well, a zoom lens may be more useful. But for dedicated macro photography, I'd go with a prime lens, ideally one that's designed for macro use.</p><p><br /></p><p>Having said that, if you happen to have a high-grade zoom lens lens sitting around (like the 70-200 f/4L [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] mentioned), it's certainly worth getting a set of tubes and trying it out. (I should probably set up a test subject and try out my 70-200 with tubes against the 100mm. I've been assuming the 100 would work better, but I haven't tested it.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="-jeffB, post: 3318532, member: 27832"]You asked about fixed-focal-length ("prime") lenses vs. zoom lenses. In my opinion, there's NO reason to buy a zoom instead of a prime for coin photography. To "zoom in and out", you simply move toward or away from the coin. And at a given price point, a prime lens is likely to have better image quality than a zoom lens. Now, if you want to use the camera for other things as well, a zoom lens may be more useful. But for dedicated macro photography, I'd go with a prime lens, ideally one that's designed for macro use. Having said that, if you happen to have a high-grade zoom lens lens sitting around (like the 70-200 f/4L [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] mentioned), it's certainly worth getting a set of tubes and trying it out. (I should probably set up a test subject and try out my 70-200 with tubes against the 100mm. I've been assuming the 100 would work better, but I haven't tested it.)[/QUOTE]
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