Unlocking specimen data through digitisation is the goal of many natural history museums, but often this mammoth task is limited by available resources. Alternatively, capturing data for a group of specimens may be a more cost and time efficient process, providing a basis for future digitisation of individual objects. This poster evaluates two contemporary imaging setups used in a recent project to digitise a portion of the Natural History Museum’s 28,000 drawers of pinned Coleoptera specimens, comparing equipment costs, imaging rates, and overall image quality between high- and low-cost equipment. We will also discuss the potential replicability and utility in other collection types and museums, as well as the uses of the images both by curators and external users via the NHM's open-access data portal.