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Originally Posted by Canada 02
Secondly, is the 18-55mm lens that comes with these cameras worth it, or is it better to just get the camera body and buy the lens separately? Alternatively, are the kits worth the extra money - often package with a tripod, uv filters, camera bag etc
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I didn't start with a big "kit" and it worked for me. I find that I just buy stuff as I learn more and more about what I'm doing, and what I "need".
I've had DSLR since Christmas, but I've really only started doing it more often since the winter broke. I started out with a basic entry level body (Sony A390 with 18-55 lens). As I started use the camera, I needed nothing more then the body and the lens at this point, didn't even have a bag!
As I grew as a photographer (and I pale in comparison to some geniuses here) I started to grow what I had for the camera. Learn to use the camera first, then get what you want as you "need" it.
Only recently have I picked up my second lens (75-300mm telephoto), a tripod, and maybe by the weekend I'm going to look at a polarizing filter. And now that I have more things to carry around each time I go out... I bought myself a nice bag! Honestly glad I waited too.. because now that I know what I like to use, etc, I knew what I was looking for in a camera bag.
If I had all that stuff right off the bat, I think I would have been more overwhelmed then I was when I started with just the basic body and lens.
That's just me though, I like to learn little by little, totally "get" it before I move onto something more.