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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CappedBustDimes, post: 778719, member: 9104&quot;]You do not NEED to buy a macro lens for coins.&nbsp; Just get a &quot;nifty fifty&quot;.&nbsp; They take excellent macro photos and cost about $400 less than &quot;macro&quot; glass.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whether shooting coins landscapes or coins...everyone should have a nifty fifty in their quiver.&nbsp; It is the best $100 anyone can spend on any slr accoutrement.&nbsp; Used ones can be had in $50-$70 range.&nbsp; IMO, they perform better than the $269 Normal EF 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro Autofocus Lens as neither are true 1:1 macro.</p><p><br /></p><p>50mm &quot;Macro&quot; examples:</p><p><a href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;um=1&amp;sa=1&amp;q=nifty+fifty+macro+&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=&amp;start=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;um=1&amp;sa=1&amp;q=nifty+fifty+macro+&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=&amp;start=0" rel="nofollow">http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&amp;um=1&amp;sa=1&amp;q=nifty+fifty+macro+&amp;aq=f&amp;oq=&amp;aqi=&amp;start=0</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Canon Normal EF 50mm f/1.8 II USA</p><p><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12142-USA/Canon_2514A002_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_8.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12142-USA/Canon_2514A002_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_8.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12142-USA/Canon_2514A002_Normal_EF_50mm_f_1_8.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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