Recommendations Needed For The Best Microscope/Camera Equipment.

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Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 04:02 am Hello members, I just got back into collecting and I want to take some good quality photos. Can you point me to the best equipment for following conditions? 1. I only collect coins, all US type coins. No currency. 2. I have slabs, 2x2 mylar, & raw coins. 3. I want to take great pictures as I've seen in this forum. 4. Something under $250 Your recommendations & opinions are welcome. Thanks... Edited by Coconutjoe 04/04/2017 05:43 am Report this Post to the Staff

pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 05:46 am The usual recommendation on this forum is the "$400 setup", which includes: - used Canon DSLR that has live view - extension tubes plus focus helicoid, or a bellows - inexpensive, but good, enlarger lens - various adapters, software,computer,etc. - possibly a microscope objective, fine focus device, stacking software, etc. Thers's a long thread on CCF thet describes all this. Report this Post to the Staff
pepactonius Pillar of the Community United States 9395 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 05:50 am I noticed you changed $500 to $250 while I was typing, so you might not be able to get the $400 setup. Some folks here take great pics with a smartphone. Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 12:24 pm Thank you for the info pepactonius. I already have Canon EOS camera with close up lens, so I can use them. I looked through Amazon and found USB 5MP camera. It's cheap and has great reviews. What do you think this USB camera compares to a Canon camera setup? https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...YJ62E4AIME7X Edited by Coconutjoe 04/04/2017 12:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coconutjoe Pillar of the Community United States 1475 Posts	Posted 04/04/2017 12:32 pm Oh, wow, "$400 setup" has many great ideas. This is wonderful! BTW, I decreased $500 to $250 and removed about being computer savvy. I didn't want to sound too arrogant. Report this Post to the Staff
batboy Pillar of the Community United States 650 Posts	Posted 04/05/2017 08:04 am The photo you provided of the 5 MP USB scope appears to be a generic version of the Celestron Pro that some of us are using. Some modifications are required to get it to work, but once you put a longer adjusting rod on and get the lighting figured out, they are good at getting close up photos of features. For example, I have a photo of a 1887 IHC that looks like it has a rim Cud. Now I can post it and see if other members agree. There is a long USB microscope modification thread in this section that has a lot of good info. Report this Post to the Staff
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