Novice Photos Taken

Here are a few more pictures. Still need to get a little better focus and I'm thinking about looking for a new camera setup I can tether to my computer. What would a good macro length be if I was only going to get one lens?

If you're using full Manual settings on your existing camera, shoot for something like this with the average coin you've been posting: ISO100, f/5.6 (I'd normally say f/8 but your camera should have sufficient depth of field at the wider aperture) and exposure of around 1/100. If 1/100 is too dark, ISO200 or possibly 400 will help, and you can always lengthen the exposure. That's just the point at which you might want to consider differing lighting solutions.

Mind you, your results are already excellent.

If you're doing a bespoke lens, and want a tethering solution, you want a Canon APS-C dSLR and Canon's 100mm Macro lens. It'll easily reach a coin the size of a Morgan, and with an 18MP Canon sensor it's capable of magnification like this:



With that said, if you're seriously thinking about upgrading your equipment, you need to read this thread first:

https://goccf.com/t/158182