I'm hoping this will be a decent camera for taking pics of my various oddball rocks. Hopefully I'll just need to work on lighting. It arrives tomorrow (7-12-18)
*edit* Oh yeah, I also got a BelOMO 10x Triplet Loupe for peeking at tiny stuff.
Nikon D3400 Digital SLR Camera
- The Nikon D3400 Digital SLR Camera has a 24.2MP sensor that captures pictures with amazing clarity. The 100-25600 ISO sensitivity is perfect for low-light shooting and fast moving subjects. Record family movies or dramatic films thanks to the 1080p Full HD capabilities.
- The speed to freeze time: EXPEED 4 image processing
- Always connected: Nikon SnapBridge connectivity
- Automatic transfers: Photos automatically appear on your smart device.

Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens
- The AF-P DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR is a 3.1x normal zoom lenses covering the 18-55mm range of focal lengths (effective angles of view equivalent to those of a lens with 27-82.5mm focal lengths in FX and 35mm [135] formats).

Nikon AF-P DX NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-6.3G ED Lens
- This Lens picks up where your 18-55mm lens leaves off to bring distant action within reach. Its superb optics and telephoto field of view produce beautiful portraits with softly blurred backgrounds, and its near-silent autofocus pulse motor (utilizing stepping motors) makes it a great choice for HD video recording.

55mm 0.43x Wide Angle Lens (w/ Macro Portion) Professional 2.2x Telephoto Lens

Bounce Zoom Slave Flash

58" Heavy Duty Tripod

64GB Secure Digital High Capacity (SDXC) Memory Card

Deluxe Digital Camera/Video Padded Carrying Case & Compact Memory Card Wallet

55mm 3 Piece Filter Kit (UV-CPL-FLD)

Safety Wrist Grip Strap & Lens Cap Keeper

IR Universal Wireless Remote Control

(3 Pack) High Quality Glass Screen Protector

SD Card Reader/Writer

Xpix Deluxe Cleaning Kit

FiberTique Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloth

This is a screen shot of the bundle package. Includes a 58" 'heavy duty' tripod.

There are hundreds of lenses available,  but what you need is a really good macro lens. Because of depth of field problems in shooting  minerals!I'd recommend a bellows style macro. It will give you alot of flexibility.  Lighting is the big problem,lighting minerals can drive you nuts. One trick I learned from the Van Pelts wasto use two rotatable polarized filters, you rotate the filters till as much of the glare is reduced. You can use onion skin tracing paper( several sheets as a diffuser for regular light bulbs) . Also incandescent light bulbs use tungsten for the filament,this gives Kodak color film an orange coloration, there are  filters that will correct this.( some digital cameras may be susceptible to this.