xa0s
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I decided to get my own kit so in the last week I've bought the following:
Canon EOS 450D D-SLR
Lowepro Altus 160 Bag
Camlink TPPRO24A Tripod
SanDisk SDHC Extreme III
Canon BG-E5 Battery Grip (on order)
Canon RC-1 Remote Control
Canon Speedlite 580EX MkII Flash Gun
EF-S 18-55mm IS f/3.5-5.6
EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII
EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM (my mums lens but I always use it)
Is there anything else you'd advise? I was thinking about some filters but I'm not sure really on which filters to get. Can anyone recommender a brand of filters and also what size should I get for my lenses? I'd like a protection filter, but I'd also like a filter to add more contrast, and maybe a filter to let in less light so I can get more blurred backgrounds. I can't really afford any major lenses at the moment so I'd ideally like to just add some more cheaper items to my kit. Can anyone recommend any cleaning products for the camera/lenses?
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Butler
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Judging by what you have written id say you already have far too much equipment for a beginner!!! Id get the cheapest UV filters you can find to protect the glass. If you want more blurred backgrounds try a larger aperture.
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John
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There's a section for this, called snap day or something like that.
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xa0s
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Originally posted by Butler
Judging by what you have written id say you already have far too much equipment for a beginner!!! Id get the cheapest UV filters you can find to protect the glass. If you want more blurred backgrounds try a larger aperture.
I'm not a total beginner -- I've used a 400D for like a year or so, but I'm still not 100% on a few things. I haven't even tried the flash gun yet! What filter would you suggest? There's tons on eBay... Literally thousands! And what size would I need?
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Originally posted by John
There's a section for this, called snap day or something like that.
Oh fuck, sorry John -- I thought I was in Snap Day.
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Rob E
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Thats a lot of kit for a beginner mate! But going from what you said I get the impression you have been using you mums camera? You need to have a look at the lense to determine what size filters you need, look on the end of the lense it should say something like 52mm or 56mm etc
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xa0s
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Ah right. I thought that was the zoom or something... My kit lens says 58m, and the 50mm says 52mm -- sound right?
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Rob E
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yeah thats right  My kit lense is 58mm and my old 50mm was 52mm...I really need to buy another 50mm lense, it was awsome
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Half Pint
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quiet the shopping list..... someone has $$$ to burn.... 
Nice camera, i got mine for Christmas off the Mrs...
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Neo
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Out of interest how much did all that kit set you back 
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Scotty_B
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Get youself a 50mm 1.8 for the 'blurred' backgrounds.
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Andrew
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
Is there anything else you'd advise?
Maybe use Geek Day 
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Ren
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
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Originally posted by xa0s
Is there anything else you'd advise?
Maybe use Geek Day
You mean snap day. And that's already been posted.
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xa0s
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Originally posted by Neo
Out of interest how much did all that kit set you back
Uhm, I managed to get the flash gun and 50mm lens 2nd hand off my mate, but other than that it was full RRP in most cases. I got the tripod for a bit cheaper as I bought two but other than that it's full prices I'm afraid to say.
I'll list the items with their 'average' price in front of them...
£470: Canon EOS 450D D-SLR
£40: Lowepro Altus 160 Bag (x2)
£70: Camlink TPPRO24A Tripod
£35: SanDisk SDHC Extreme III
£110: Canon BG-E5 Battery Grip (on order)
£20: Canon RC-1 Remote Control
£330: Canon Speedlite 580EX MkII Flash Gun
£90: EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII
It's lenses that I'm going to struggle with. I have everything I want except lenses, and the lenses I want are all 'L' lenses which are stupidly expensive. My mums 70-200mm lens was £1.4k originally so I'm very lucky to have access to that as there's no-way I'd be able to afford it myself.
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Originally posted by CorSRi_BT
Get youself a 50mm 1.8 for the 'blurred' backgrounds.
I already have one... But I'm after a filter to blur the backgrounds using other lenses at 50mm with no zoom is pretty difficult to get a decent shot.
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Originally posted by Andrew
Maybe use Geek Day
I've already apologised for posting in the wrong section. It's not too difficult to do as you've just proven. It's actually 'Snap Day' you plank.
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Originally posted by Half Pint
quiet the shopping list..... someone has $$$ to burn....
Nice camera, i got mine for Christmas off the Mrs...
I wish I did... I haven't bought anything in bloody months. I'm off work and bored silly so I thought I'd get something. I'm not allowed to drive/ride at the moment so I'm very bored lately.
You're lucky to have a bird who'll splash £500 on you for Christmas!
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Graham88
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Just get a UV filter, just protects the lens from dust or flying objects if you are snapping rallies or wahtever.
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Half Pint
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quote:
Originally posted by xa0s
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Originally posted by Half Pint
quiet the shopping list..... someone has $$$ to burn....
Nice camera, i got mine for Christmas off the Mrs...
I wish I did... I haven't bought anything in bloody months. I'm off work and bored silly so I thought I'd get something. I'm not allowed to drive/ride at the moment so I'm very bored lately.
You're lucky to have a bird who'll splash £500 on you for Christmas!
She got me a Denon AV 2309 surround amp this month as an engagement present....
mind you i am out of pocket for 1x Audi A3 (xmas) and 1x Diamond Platinum Ring (engagement)
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deano87
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For my 450D I got some UV filters from here:
http://www.premier-ink.co.uk/acatalog/58MM.htm
Super good service and the lenses seem reasonable quality.
I just went for the 58mm UV / Haze Filter (and 62mm version for my other lens).
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xa0s
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What are filter wrenches for?
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deano87
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Getting the filter on and off, without actually touching the glass of the lens. Bit pointless as I don't intend on taking my ones off and was a tight fight so nothing should get behind them.
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Matt L
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the battery grip is amazing  got mine at xmas (thankfully was a bit cheaper than what your paying) but its soooo useful
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deano87
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What's the idea of a battery grip?
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Matt L
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I got it it as it has the shutter button, iso button, af button, and a few others on it so that when your shooting portrait your hand is in the same position it would be as if you were holding it normally at landscape. plus you can have 2 batterys in it 
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deano87
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Ooohh
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Rob E
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Highly recommend a battery grip, the battery lasts forever and makes the camera alot better to handle
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Adam_B
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Same here, loving the battery grip on my 400D
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xa0s
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I had the BG-E3 grip on my mums 400D and it really makes the world of difference -- it feels like a different camera. So much bulkier and easier to handle with a big lens. I can't wait to receive my BG-E5 for the 450D.
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