 | Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy new: $4,999.00 / Used from: $5,299.99 One of the best DSLR bodies up to date. Great quality, speedy and sensor performance.
Get UDMA cards to max the write speed.
Get SB-900 to ensure you are getting the most out of your flashes.
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 | Nikon D700 12.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy new: Too low to display / Used from: $2,258.99 Compact version of it's sister D3, but packed with same sensor and processor.
Get UDMA cards to max write speed.
Get the grip if you need vertical handling.
Get the 24-120 if you don't have anything like it, but save your money on better glass otherwise.
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 | Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Buy new: $1,799.95 This is the normal zoom lens, you will need it for Weddings or everything else. New Coating is a major improvement over the previous generation. Much better than it's Canon counterpart. You get what you pay for.
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 | Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $2,114.95 / Used from: $1,870.00 One of the best 70-200 f/2.8 made on the market. It is easily the most essential gear of any Nikon Professional's kit.
Buy it and you will love it.
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 | Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,759.88 Great lens, big and hefty, a good choice for wide-angle lens.
It is sharp enough to rival it's prime counterparts.
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 | Nikon 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor Wide Angle Zoom Lens
Buy new: $1,829.95 Get this or the 17-35 f/2.8
This is a special purpose wide angle lens. NOT MEANT FOR PEOPLE (unless you love distorted people like Picaso's cubist drawings)
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 | Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $124.95 / Used from: $115.00 Fun lens and it is cheap (relatively :-P)
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 | Nikon 85mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $449.95 / Used from: $419.95 Cheaper than the 1.4D version, and is about the same in optical quality. But why pay 3 times as much?
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 | Nikon 105mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor Lens
Buy new: $899.95 / Used from: $800.00 A micro photography must, not meant for dedicated portraiture. Get 60mm f/2.8 if you shoot weddings, 105 is too close for most things other than the rings.
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 | Nikon 60mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Micro-Nikkor Lens for Nikon DSLR Cameras
Buy new: $539.95 / Used from: $505.95 You pay more for AF-S and Nano coating on the inside of the lens. Get this if you shoot weddings. For serious macro work, you still need the 105.
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 | Nikon SB-600 Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $218.40 / Used from: $199.99 Get 2 of these, and you can shoot off camera using Nikon's Creative Lighting System via D700's on camera commander. This will step up your photography tremendously!
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 | Nikon SB-900 AF Speedlight Flash for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $469.95 / Used from: $460.00 It's a must if you shoot weddings (180 degree twisting each way) or love a giant flash on top of your camera.
Otherwise, salvage a SB-800, watch out for scams (It's NOT worth 400+).
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 | Nikon 135mm f/2.0D AF DC-Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $1,394.95 Nikon's legendary and sacred Defocuing portrait lens. Get it if you have the patience to learn how to use it and get superior results.
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