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Starter kit on a budget.

Started Nov 10, 2014 | Discussions thread
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Re: Starter kit on a budget.

photosen wrote:

I would suggest a 550D (also called T2i) or newer, one of the cheap and cheerful zoom trio, 10-18, 18-55, 55-250, decent optics at reasonable prices, and the 40mm 2.8, which is nice, tiny and cheap. I would also budget for an extra battery, a couple of mid sized memory cards, and a bag your friend can grow into.

+1 Minimum T2i with 18-55 IS and 40 STM.

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