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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;messydesk, post: 2252529, member: 1765&quot;]It would be nice to be farther away from the coin if possible, even if it means more cropping.&nbsp; An 80mm lens is a little short for what most people use for coins, but isn&#039;t unusable.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyway, get a white piece of paper and cut a hole in it so you can jam it on the front of your lens.&nbsp; It&#039;ll look like a big, floppy reflector.&nbsp; Then point your lights up at the lens, not at the coin.&nbsp; This will give you even light at a high angle, although a bit diffuse.&nbsp; You might get a really good picture this way.&nbsp; Of course, you might not.&nbsp; Sometimes this works for me, sometimes it&#039;s a waste of a piece of paper.&nbsp; There will be some glare on the slab, but it&#039;ll be flat and easily corrected in post-processing, assuming the slab is clean.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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