Photo Equipment Questian

Well, You could get Verticle Tripods.

Where it Stands straight up and your camera lens is facing down which would be a "better" and accurate way of taking the picture of whatever.

TKC!

I use this.
http://store.tabletopstudio-store.c...pystand.html

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dj, I'm just getting back into coin photography after an absence of several months and after purchasing (in April) a new Canon 2S-IS to replace my totally insufficient (for coins) Kodak DX2500. (Hence, the late date of this response compared with the thread's original post date.)

I immediately learned that I needed something to hold the camera steady and purchased a small collapsible tripod at Walmart (less than 20 bucks). The thing collapses down to about 9", so fits into my camera bag (actually, a Wally World canvas fishing bag) very nicely. It is very slender, won't hold a lot of weight, but even extended out to its full size/length (about 4") seems just what I need for multiple-use photography.

Fred