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Message:: [QUOTE="Jesh, post: 778991, member: 16382"]Yes it will work, but like everyone has said earlier, all the gear in the world won't help you be a good photographer. It takes experience, patience, so on... you could use a small handheld and pretty much achieve some of same results for coin photography. btw, im speaking from experience here and people are showing you you don't need a high end camera... this is my gear (cut/paste from photography on the net signature): My Gear: EOS 5d Mark II, EOS 40d, Powershot SD990, 16-35mm f/2.8L II, 24-105mm f/4L, EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS, EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5, 100mm f/2.8 Macro, 50mm f/1.4, 580 EX II, EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS USM, Gitzo GT1550T Traveller Tripod, Gitzo GH2750QR Tripod, Gitzo Ballhead I use the 40d and the 100mm macro the most (yes, not the 5D, that's my landscape body) but I've had great results with the powershot SD990. All depends on your lighting and technique. I think the better title for this thread would have been 'What are your techniques to achieve sharp images'. If that were the case it'd be a pretty short list: 1. Understand light and lighting2. Avoid vibrations. On a dSLR, flip mirror up. Use remote trigger. Have a GOOD quality tripod or copystand.3. Understand shutter speed.4. Understand f stops5. See 1. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]