I'm loving learning macro coin photography...

[uhfradarwill]

You can do much with a cheap 23MP DSLR and an old fully manual prime lens.
These shots were taken with a Nikon D7200 and Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro (Nikon calls it micro).

Anywho, just experimenting.
Happy hunting.....

 

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[Almy]

Fun. I've played with photographing coins too. Angle of lighting, number of lights, background etc. One trick is to put the coin on a white, translucent background with lighting underneath the background. Your trial photos are good.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Nice pics,Will!Keep at it.

 

[villagenut]

Macro images are cool to capture. I try casing a light across the coin surface when looking for detail to pop.