what accessories?

[barbaricacidman]

right i am swinging towards getting the nikon D40 camera (probably cos it works out the cheapest) just wondering what accessories i will need as a starter? and wheres the best place to get them and can you mix and match between different manufacturers or do you have to stay with one manufacturer?

sorry to sound stupid!

cheers

[antonroland]

Lots of memory cards, extra batteries, sensor and other cleaning goodies and a good bag!:thumbs:




PS: A uv filter for your lens front element!

[antonroland]

:embarrassed:

Welcome to TPF!!

Hope you enjoy your stay here and happy chatting!!:thumbs::welcome::welcome::welcome:

[barbaricacidman]

cheers mate! dont be embarrased it doesn't worry me! lol!

[barbaricacidman]

can anyone put up some links too, so i know exactly what the things are? sos to sound stupid!

[antonroland]

I'm the last one here to experiment with links but the only one of these items that could possibly need a link would be the uv filter.

Here goes nothing...


Can't even get into Google now...%#@*&%

Anyway, Google hoya uv filters and have a looksie - they are pricy but worth it.

HTH!

[barbaricacidman]

what do they actually do then? change the colour of light coming into the camera?

[antonroland]

Yes but to a very small extent. They will also remove a bit of blue haze from landscapes in bright sunlight.

Primarily (IMHO) they protect the front element of your lenses and the coatings on them.

A near equivalent of the uv is the skylight filter which used to be used for indoor light such as tungsten etc...

[barbaricacidman]

hmmmmm! well im lost now! im new to all this! thanks for the advise

[antonroland]

hmmmmm! well im lost now! im new to all this! thanks for the advise


Don't despair - we gather this useless info over years so we can sound clever for a few seconds at a time!:lol: