 | Canon EOS 40D 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $909.95 If you don´t already own a cam - buy this one, as it is the new improved version of the older models 30D and 20D. But it's worth to switch if you already have the others - the improvement is mainly in the LCD screen and the vibration cleaning.
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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: $1,099.99 If you don´t already own a cam - buy 40D, as it is the new improved version. But it's not necessary to switch if you already have the 30D or the 20D.
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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: $600.00 Choose the 40D 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.
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 | SanDisk Extreme III - Flash memory card - 16 GB - CompactFlash
Buy new: $118.99 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 all EOS Cameras
Buy new: $18.50 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: $268.00 / Used from: $184.99 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: $420.00 / Used from: $399.00 The best flash for the EOS cameras and its range is excellent.
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 | Canon Equivalent BP511A 1800mAh Lithium Ion Battery Pack for Select Digital Cameras and Camcorders
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, 10D, 20D
Buy new: $46.17 This is good to have for taking photos on the tripod and avoiding the camera shake.
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 | Bogen-Manfrotto 3021BPRO Professional Tripod without Head (Black)
Choose a decent tripod that is not to light for good stability
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 | Bogen-Manfrotto 322RC2 Horizontal Grip Action Ball Head with RC2 Rapid Connect Plate (3157N)
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $90.00 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
Buy new: $1,170.00 Excellent wide angle lens that lets in a lot of light
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 | Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,196.95 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 40D, 30D & 20D. See next line for the effective focuslength.
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 | Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Very good for indoor shooting and with flash. To get effective 35mm focus length you multiply the lens focuslength by 1,6 because the 40D, 30D & 20D have a smaller CCD chip than the 35mm frame (or EOS1D).
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 | Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,699.00 A great lens with image stabilization, but expensive. You can also buy it without IS for 500$ less.
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 | Canon EF 2X II Extender Telephoto Accessory
Buy new: $286.55 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: $5.99 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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 | Lowepro 35mm SLR Camera and Accessory Case
Buy new: $28.95 You also need a smaller bag for a walk around
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 | Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 1.0 Win/Mac
Buy new: $279.99 The program for the raw file and photo processing. You can though stick with Photoshop Elements that comes bundled with the camera. And if you have plenty to spend by the Photoshop CS3
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 | Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop CS2 (Real World) by Bruce Fraser
Buy new: $33.99 / Used from: $7.54 You need a good book on using Raw. You will not be utilising your camera to the fullest unless you shoot and process in Raw format. The canon file is CR2 and I always start by converting it to DNG.
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 | Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers: A Professional Image Editor's Guide to the Creative use of Photoshop for the Macintosh and PC by Martin Evening
Buy new: $28.79 / Used from: $29.00 Absolutely the best book on Photoshop for photographers and you learn here the basics on all the tools.
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 | The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers by Martin Evening
Buy new: $40.00 / Used from: $17.99 If you buy Lightroom!
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 | Canon Pixma iP4500 Photo Inkjet Printer (2171B002)
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $80.71 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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 | LaCie Blue Eye Pro LCD Calibrator (108512)
All JPG photos are shot in a specific color profile. This is optional to calibrate the colors on your monitor. If you understand the difference behind colorprofiles and are a "perfectionist"
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