Total newbie advice please-

[greenoak]

I am totally new to DSLR world and have bought a secondhand D5000 hardly used. Kit lens. Cheap bag off ebay and a valbon tripod, so enough to get me clicking

I have joined local camera club and read a few books

It is my 50th birthday this year and I would like to put together a list of things I should be looking to buy

The 50mm prime lens is a given but beyond that I have no idea

so books, filters, bags flashgun - lenses under £150 and anything you can think off.

Thanks very much

I just hope I can resist buying them myself before Septembers big day....

 

[KC Leblanc]

Bare in mind the really cheap 50 f1.8 AFD won't auto focus on the D5000. If you need AF then look at either the AF-S 50 f1.8 or the AF-S 35 f1.8.

I would recommend you get a remote shutter release, you can get cheap ones of ebay for a few quid.

EDIT: What sort of photography are you into?

 

[greenoak]

I love buildings, outdoor shots, plus snaps of the kids. I also work at an animal resue centre so will be taking animal pictures for company website