I suggest including the following on your list:
- Digital SLR Camera body of your choice
- Medium range zoom lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Extra battery
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- 35mm f/1.8 lens (fixed lens/ great for all around use)
- 50mm f/1.8 lens (fixed lens/ great for portraits)
- Speedlight Flash
- Professional grade sturdy tripod with a ball-head
- Photo editing software
Now let's look at what kind of gear your budget will buy you. Prepare for some bargains and sticker shock. Some prices will vary depending on where you buy it. The best places I've found are Adorama, B&H and Cameta Camera. There's always Ebay or Craigslist, but those places are hit or miss when it comes to maintaining a warranty. If you can fit it within your budget, an extended warranty is great to have, especially with more expensive gear. Most factory refurbished cameras come with some type of warranty so I highly suggest buying one over a used camera if you can swing the extra cost. Some stores warranty used gear too, but for the often small differences in price, you're better of with refurbished gear or buying new. Lenses on the other hand are a bit easier to buy used. Broken lenses are easy to spot and inspect. They're also made to outlast the camera bodies. We'll discuss how to spot a good used lens in future post.
Example #1: Approx. $600 (entry level)
Example #1: Approx. $600 (entry level)
- (New) Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm kit lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
Example #2: Approx. $600 (entry level)
- (Refurbished) Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm kit lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- (Refurbished) Nikon D3200 with 18-55mm kit lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- 55-200mm or 35mm lens
Example #4: Approx. $1,200 (prosumer level)
- (Refurbished) Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm kit lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens
Example #5: Approx. $1,500 (prosumer level)
- (Refurbished) Nikon D7000 with 18-105mm kit lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens
- SB-700 Speedlight Flash
Example #6: Approx. $3,800 (prosumer level)
- (New) Nikon D7100
- Nikon 18-200mm lens
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- Nikon 35mm f/1.8 lens
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens
- SB-910 Speedlight Flash
- High Quality Tripod
Example #7: Approx. $5,000 (working pro level)
- (New) Nikon D600
- Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- Nikon 50mm f/1.8 lens
- SB-910 Speedlight Flash
- High Quality Tripod
Example #8: Approx. +$8,000 (pro level)
- (New) Nikon D800E
- Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
- Lens cleaning kit (Nikon kit or Lens Pen)
- High speed memory card(s) and a card reader
- Camera case (preferably with lots of padding and room for accessories)
- Remote trigger (wired or wireless)
- Extra Battery
- Nikon 50mm f/1.4G lens
- Nikon 105mm f/2.8 Macro Lens
- Nikon 85mm 1.8G
- SB-910 Speedlight Flash
- High Quality Tripod
Up next, lenses.
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