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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeepfreak81, post: 3054083, member: 93888&quot;]So for those of you that read my other thread about a USB scope and ultimately deciding to use my Canon Rebel XS instead to take pictures, these are some pictures of my work in progress.&nbsp; Right now, it&#039;s still a bit of a crude setup.&nbsp; I&#039;m using my tripod setup on my dining room table with 2 desk lamps.&nbsp; 1 has diffused light, the other does not.&nbsp; I&#039;m shooting tethered to my laptop.&nbsp; For camera setup, I have my F mount Nikon lens with an adapter turned out to 135mm and the Macro switch on.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve found that aside from getting my lighting right my biggest issue right now is getting a sharp focus.&nbsp; I have to use manual focus and I just can&#039;t seem to get it as sharp as I&#039;d like.&nbsp; Part of the problem is when I touch it to focus, everything shakes, making it hard for me to fine tune.&nbsp; Maybe I just need more practice, although I&#039;m thinking a copy stand would help here.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here&#039;s a few pictures I snapped of coins I had out and handy.&nbsp; Aside from the penny, the rest are in 2X2&#039;s which presented new challenges, but still not terrible pictures.&nbsp; Camera was at f/11 and 1/10sec or 1/8sec on all of these.&nbsp; ISO 200, auto White balance, and then auto adjusted in Gimp post processing.</p><p><br /></p><p>This close up photography is new for me, I&#039;ll admit it&#039;s more challenging than the landscape and wildlife photography I&#039;m more accustomed to.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]764828[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]764829[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]764830[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]764831[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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