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Message:: [QUOTE="kanga, post: 680065, member: 9270"]The Coolpix 995 is a very good starter camera for coin photography.It's macro-capable.Main drawback is that it's only 3.2 Mpixels so closeup shots of small features such as mintmarks are not really possible.Plus it's been out of production for several years.I see a lot of them on eBay in the $100-150 range.When you find them make sure they work (obviously) and have been refurbished.There was a major problem with the originals. You'll need (most of this applies to ANY camera you get):- a camera stand (preferred over a tripod for this sort of work)- an image card- a card reader (I don't think you can hook them directly to you computer)- a battery- a battery charger- a remote shutter release (VERY important since any vibration will blur your images when working in macro mode)- documentation (VERY important since the camera functions are complicated and not necessarily obvious) Also get Mark Goodman's book, Numismatic Photography.[/QUOTE]