 | Canon EOS 400D Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Buy used from: £250.00 Good first camear body, combine with top end lenses for great results - get the good glass first then the good body second
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 | Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens
Buy new: £1,370.25 IS is a wonder, great for being out and about ; whilst f2,8 gives you a fast lens that will still be fast with teleconverters - letting you get that little bit of extra range for birdies!
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 | Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
Buy new: £869.99 Good focal range and IS - makes this a good walk around lens for more general days - and yet still with enough range for a wildlife grabshot
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 | Canon 14XEF II 1.4x Extender
Buy new: £259.27 / Used from: £235.00 Good teleconverter that will work with a good range of the L lenses and give you a boost to focal range with minimal loss of quality
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 | Canon 2XEF II 2x Extender
Buy new: £269.48 / Used from: £200.00 LIke the 1.4, but a greater extension of range - though this does come with a greater reductin in quality - an extension for bright days
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 | Canon Telephoto prime Lenses - EF 300mm f/2.8L IS USM
Fantastic wildlife lens - works well with both teleconverters for up to 600mm lens! Light enough for a walkaround lens as well. Great for birds!
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 | Manfrotto 055XPROB Tripod Legs Only
Strong tripod that will do down to 10cm off the ground - ideal and essential for macro photos. Centre coloum goes horizontal when at low heights so head and camera are also at an angle
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 | Manfrotto 322RC2 Heavy Duty Grip Ball Head
Buy new: £82.95 Versatil and strong head - works well with the tripod for general use - its twist design lets it keep your camera upright when going low with the tripod without needing the adaptor
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 | Manfrotto 468MGRC2 Hydrostatic Ball Head
Buy new: £180.31 Strong and good ballhead - for all those times when you know you are not working down on the ground with the tripod - unless with the adaptor
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 | Manfrotto 553 Angle Bracket for Lever Center Column
Buy new: £46.49 Essential if you are using the tripod low down and not using the 322 head - great for using a ballhead low down in a hide
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 | Manfrotto MA 454 Micro Positioning Plate
Buy new: £60.95 attatched between camera and head (or head and tripod) to allow micro movements - great for macro photography with a prime lens where you can't zoom in and out to move the depth of field
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 | SS SPIKES SET FOR 055 SERIES
Adds some attitional grip to the tripod when out and about in the wilds - good for uneven surfaces and hillsides
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 | Hama Lens Cleaning Pen
Buy new: £5.99 Good for quick and simple cleaning - just make sure to use the blower (above) to remove any large bits off the lens - you don't want to scratch your lens
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 | SanDisk CompactFlash 4GB Extreme III Memory
Buy new: £15.99 Memory is cheap and when shooting wildlife in burst mode you need every bit of space you can get (especially once you start shooting RAW) Allows for around 400 RAW shots on the 400D - get several!
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 | Canon NB-2LH Battery Pack
Buy new: £20.99 / Used from: £12.00 Like memory another thing you always need more of - battery power - get at least one extra!
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 | Canon BG-E3 Battery Grip For EOS 350D & 400D
Buy new: £105.99 / Used from: £100.00 Get this for extened use of batteries and for the additional grip space on your camera - also adds another shutter button when using the camea in portrate mode (great with the tripod down low!)
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 | Photoshop Elements 6 (PC)
Buy used from: £14.95 Essential editing program for editing all those shots after taking them - more affordable than the full photoshop and more than enough for starting out with
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 | Canon EF 50 mm f/1.8 II Lens
Buy new: £79.49 / Used from: £71.99 Good fast lens - cheap and plasticy, but delivers good quality photos - for replacing that kit lens - get the 1,4 for better build quality whilst still being affordable
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 | Sigma 150mm f2.8 APO EX DG HSM Macro Lens For Canon Digital & Film SLR Cameras
Buy new: £529.93 Fantastic macro lens - longer working distance than the canon 100mm and much more affordable than the canon 180mm
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 | Sigma EX - Converter APO DG - Canon EF
Buy new: £169.95 / Used from: £135.00 Use this to get extra focal length out of the sigma prime (it won't work with canon teleconverters)
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 | Sigma 2x EX DG APO Tele Converter (Canon Mount)
Buy new: £195.95 / Used from: £179.99 Great extension of focal length for the sigma and a 300mm macro gives great bokeh in macro photos - also 300mm prime is good for birding as well - but for a bright day!
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 | Canon 580EX II Speedlite Flash Unit
Buy new: £295.25 Powerful master flash unit - much better than the popup on camera and essential for general work. Combine with a diffuser for softer, more natural light
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