Starter’s D80 kit
Starter’s D80 kit..
By an Amazon.com customer

Nikon D80 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera (Body only)
Buy new: $729.88 / Used from: $622.00
A good camera to start with. The reason i chose this was because of its ability to AF with every DX lens by having a AF motor in the body.

Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $114.95
a must buy

Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X Pro DX AF Wide Angle Lens for Nikon Digital Cameras
Buy new: $479.00
Just bought this lens and made some test shots. yet to use it in real world.

Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens
Buy new: $169.09
Another inexpensive good lens for normal and daylight shooting

Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR Zoom Nikkor Lens
Buy new: $206.12 / Used from: $170.00
inexpensive tele zoom that does the job. If you have some more bucks, go for the 18-200. That way you don’t need to change lenses between the 18-55 and 55-200

Nikon SB-400 AF Speedlight for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
Buy new: $107.90 / Used from: $90.00
A great starters’ flash. Ideal for learning the basics of bounced and soft flsh.

Sto-Fen OMEY Omni-Bounce Diffuser
Buy new: $9.14
add this with the sb-400 and get nice diffused light

Sandisk Ultra II SDHC 4GB SD Memory Card (SDSDH-4096, BULK Static Pack, No Reader)
Buy new: $17.90
Enough space for all you can shoot

Tiffen 52mm Photo Essentials Filter Kit
Buy new: $33.85
Nice kit to have. The UV filter always sits on my 50 mm, and the circular polarizer is great to take pics where you need a deep blue sky. Didn’t really try the warming filter.

Tiffen 52mm UV Protection Filter
Buy new: $8.95 / Used from: $4.99
I got two of these for 18-55 and the 55-200 ones

Tiffen 77mm UV Protection Filter
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $15.99
This one sits on the tokina 12-24




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