 | Nikon D40 with AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Buy new: £489.99 / Used from: £340.00 After a lot of research I opted for this basic entry DSLR & was immediately impressed by how easy it was to take photos with, even for a novice! It's lightweight & fits nicely in my hands.
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 | Nikon 55-200MM F4.5-5.6G AF-S VR DX Black Lens
Buy new: £165.50 I needed a 2nd lens to take on holiday and this seems to be the best choice, good range for telephoto, well made & VR too which eliminates my natural tremor! Can get annoying changing lenses though.
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 | Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM Nikon fit lens
Buy new: £356.00 / Used from: £315.00 A beautiful wide-angle lens that auto-focuses with the D40, can get some shadow with pop-up flash
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 | Nikon EN-EL9 Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery
Buy new: £17.38 It always annoys me if the battery fails just as you get to that perfect shot.
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 | SanDisk Extreme III SD 2GB Card
Apparently its better to buy a few smaller capacity cards that just one large one. This one takes approx 1000 8mp photies on the above camera
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 | Joby Gorillapod - SLR Zoom
Buy new: £30.37 This is AMAZING - by far my favourite item on this list (a birthday present from my little sis!), I have had it hooked onto fences of fields, on the stairs bannister & on the table top - v. stable!
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 | Nikon D40, D60 - High Resolution 3-piece Filter Set (UV, Fluorescent, Polarizer) not nikon brand + SMART SHOP UK micro fiber cleaning cloth!
Buy new: £11.74 Nice little filter set which fits the D40. 3 filters in small case to keep saf from scratches. See my review!
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 | Lowepro Rezo 160 Shoulder Bag For Digital SLR & 1-2 Lenses - Black
Buy new: £22.92 / Used from: £27.00 a nice neat bag to fit the above in, its a snug fit but keeps it all secure.
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 | Nikon D40/D40x Digital Field Guide by David D. Busch
Buy new: £8.22 / Used from: £6.50 Just bought this book & hoping it will teach me the tricks of this camera!
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