 | Canon EOS 7D 18 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3-inch LCD (Body Only)
Buy new: $1,699.00 / Used from: $1,679.99 The absolutly best choice in the Canon 40D, 50D, 7D range. This is the camera to buy and if you have 30D or lower to upgrade to.
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 | Canon EOS 50D 15.1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Standard Zoom Lens
Buy new: $1,499.95 If you don´t already own a cam - buy this one, as it is the new improved version of the older model 40D. The new EOS50D has so much improvement that it is worth the wait. It has higher resolution 15MP
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 | Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy new: $1,199.95 / Used from: $600.00 Choose the 50D instead of this one if you don´t already own a cam, because that model has such a giant step compared with the other models 40D, 30D and 20D. This EOS 40D model has improvements in reso
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 | Canon EOS 30D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera Kit with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Buy new: $1,336.00 / Used from: $578.00 If you don´t already own a cam - buy 50D, as it is the new improved version. See comments in introduction
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 | Canon EOS 20D 8.2MP Digital SLR Camera with EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 Lens
Buy new: $1,998.93 / Used from: $390.00 Choose the 50D instead of this one because that is the new improved model. Take the one bundled with the lens, because the price difference is so low and the lens decent where weight is an issue. See
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 | Canon EOS 5D Mark II 21.1MP Full Frame CMOS Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy new: $2,633.87 / Used from: $2,299.00 This camera is a step up from all the others listed hera and has a bigger sensor. Excellent ISO rating. It is also double the price of the others. But if you can spend the money...
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 | SanDisk 16GB 60MB/s Extreme Compact Flash Card SDCFX-016G-A61 (US Retail Package)
Buy new: $113.80 / Used from: $99.99 It is important to have a large and fast memory card. This is a must and you can shoot about 1500 full size raw files. Or 6000 jpeg files (which you will propably never reach).
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 | Canon EP-EX15 Eyepiece Extender for EOS Cameras
Buy new: $15.29 This is a must and should actually come with the camera. Do not skip this item unless you have a very small nose.
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 | Canon BGE2 Battery Grip for the EOS 20D and EOS 30D Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $214.45 / Used from: $100.00 This is good for a lot of flash shooting. You can set the flash so that the battery grip is powering it, instead of the small AA batteries in the flash.
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 | Canon Speedlite 580EX II Flash for Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $365.00 The best flash for the EOS cameras and its range is excellent.
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 | SterlingTek 's Premium BP-511 Lithium-Ion Battery Pack for Canon Digital Cameras 7.4v 1400Mah
Buy new: $11.99 You will definatly need spare batteries and at least two if using the flash a lot.
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 | Canon RS-80N3 Remote Switch for EOS-1V/1VHS, EOS-3, EOS-D2000, D30, D60, 1D, 1Ds, EOS-1D Mark II,III, EOS-1Ds Mark II,III, EOS-10D, 20D, 30D,40D, 50D, 5D
Buy new: $48.93 / Used from: $35.00 This is good to have for taking photos on the tripod and avoiding the camera shake.
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 | Manfrotto 3021BPRO Professional Tripod without Head (Black)
Buy used from: $299.95 Choose a decent tripod that is not to light for good stability
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 | Manfrotto 322RC2 Joystick Head Short
Buy new: $120.00 And a good head with the tripod
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 | Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Excellent wide angle lens that lets in a lot of light. Note that the effective focus length is 38mm with the 1.6x crop factor.
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 | Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy used from: $1,049.00 Very good for indoor shooting and with flash. To get effective 35mm focus length you multiply the lens focuslength by 1.6 because the 50D, 40D, 30D & 20D have a smaller CCD chip than the 35mm frame (o
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 | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,277.55 / Used from: $1,099.99 This is my favorite lens and I walk around with this one attached. Superior image quality. The focusrange fits well with the smaller CCD in the 50D, 40D, 30D & 20D. See next line for the effective foc
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 | Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,699.95 / Used from: $1,565.00 A great lens with image stabilization, but expensive. You can also buy it without IS for 500$ less.
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 | Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM 1-to-1 Macro Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: Too low to display A new macro lens with Image Stabilizer (IS) which helps a lot when taking macro photos.
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 | Canon EF 2X II Extender Telephoto Accessory
Buy new: $309.00 / Used from: $289.00 With this doubler you get 140-400mm f/5.6 with the Canon 70-200mm lens (f/5.6 in autozoom). A must with the 70-200mm lens!
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 | Adorama Micro Fiber Clean Cloth 8 x 8" (18% Gray - can also be used as 18% Gray Card)
Buy new: $5.27 You will need a micro fiber cloth for lens cleaning. It's smart to have it colored 18% grey to set the white balance.
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 | Lowepro Micro Trekker 200 Camera Backpack (Black)
Buy new: $64.95 You need a good bag for all those heavy lenses. I got robbed in Rio de Janeiro on a photo trip, but they left this bag on my back with all the expensive equipment!
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 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2
Buy new: $268.49 / Used from: $159.99 You need a good book on using Raw. You will not be utilising your camera´s ability like the colordepth to the fullest unless you shoot and process in Raw format. The canon raw file is CR2 and I always
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 | Lowepro Topload Zoom 2 Camera Bag (Black)
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $11.99 The program for the raw file and photo processing. You can though stick with Photoshop Elements that comes bundled with the camera for basic things. And if you have plenty to spend by the Photoshop C
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 | The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers by Martin Evening
Buy new: $31.49 / Used from: $27.13 If you buy Lightroom. You want this book by Scott Kelby.
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 | The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby
Buy new: $29.69 / Used from: $22.95 If you buy Lightroom. You may also consider the book by Martin Evening.
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 | Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS4 by Bruce Fraser
Buy new: $29.69 / Used from: $25.39 Then you need a printer to show off your photos. This is a cheap but very decent printer. Then you also need a website for the photos. Make sure to check out mine http://www.pbase.com/sverrisson.
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