Digital Microscope/Camera

I've always used a regular DSLR with either macro lenses (at first) or a bellows with bellows lenses (currently).

It seems that the official recommendation on CCF is to use a DSLR and enlarger lenses with a bellows or extension tubes with focusing helicoid.

I started with a cheap 25 dollar USB micro/camera with a stand, (stand cost 40 bux), and could get whole coin shots up to a half dollar and it worked out fine until I wanted better.

Then I put around $250.00 into an AmScope stereo microscope + camera so I coud get better views of the coins as I searced and would take photo's for my records and to post.

I the JUST got to the point where the images were not meeting MY expectations anymore and stepped up AGAIN to a dSLR camera with bellows system that rpmsrpms built for me along with all the great advice from the other members here at CCF.

I am much happier now but still have ALOT of learning to do. It's a whole nother hobby in itself.

It's up to you. You can do as I have and trake baby steps until you feel you are ready to move up or go whole hog all at once.

Depends on what you feel comfortable with at your stage of the game.

I got some great pictures with the 25 dollar USB and you could to.

Don't know if this ramble has helped but it should give you a little more to think about.

Good luck with what ever you decide and I'm looking forwards to seeing some of your pictures.