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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 290692" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>I'd recommend one, yes. This one is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fotasy-LHB45II-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G-Replaces/dp/B008E35TD8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397052876&sr=8-1" target="_blank">$6 on Amazon</a> and this is the official Nikon version that costs <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-HB-45-Lens-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000ZNRBK4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397052876&sr=8-2" target="_blank">$17 on Amazon</a>. Either one would be fine.</p><p></p><p></p><p>You're paying a lot for performance you'll never use with that card. Save yourself a ton of money and get the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Class-Memory-SDSDX-032G-AFFP/dp/B007M54E1M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053083&sr=8-1&keywords=sandisk+extreme+32+gb" target="_blank">SanDisk Extreme</a> instead. If you're planning on shooting a lot of video, go for the 64GB card. If not, drop down to a 32GB if you shoot RAW or a 16GB card if you shoot JPG.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Can't help you here.</p><p></p><p></p><p>It's a good lens but a ton of money. You might want to consider the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-11-16mm-AT-X116-Digital-Cameras/dp/B007ORX8ME/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053331&sr=8-3" target="_blank">Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8</a> or the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-12-24mm-4-5-5-6-Nikon-Digital/dp/B004M18N34/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053383&sr=8-2" target="_blank">Sigma 12-24mm</a> instead. Just some suggestions.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Not sure what you mean by a battery pack... Do you mean a spare battery? That's a good thing to have IMO. If you mean a battery GRIP, those are kind of a personal preference thing. They're bulky but if you have big hands they do give you a lot more to hold on to.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't really care for the "Dummies" series layout, but the information is solid and it's a very popular book. You could certainly do worse. See also David Busch's <a href="http://www.amazon.com/David-Buschs-Digital-Photography-Guides/dp/1285759834/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397053562&sr=1-4" target="_blank">Digital Photograhy Guide for the D5200</a>.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #ffffff">...</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 290692, member: 13090"] I'd recommend one, yes. This one is [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Fotasy-LHB45II-18-55mm-3-5-5-6G-Replaces/dp/B008E35TD8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397052876&sr=8-1"]$6 on Amazon[/URL] and this is the official Nikon version that costs [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-HB-45-Lens-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B000ZNRBK4/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397052876&sr=8-2"]$17 on Amazon[/URL]. Either one would be fine. You're paying a lot for performance you'll never use with that card. Save yourself a ton of money and get the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Extreme-Class-Memory-SDSDX-032G-AFFP/dp/B007M54E1M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053083&sr=8-1&keywords=sandisk+extreme+32+gb"]SanDisk Extreme[/URL] instead. If you're planning on shooting a lot of video, go for the 64GB card. If not, drop down to a 32GB if you shoot RAW or a 16GB card if you shoot JPG. Can't help you here. It's a good lens but a ton of money. You might want to consider the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Tokina-11-16mm-AT-X116-Digital-Cameras/dp/B007ORX8ME/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053331&sr=8-3"]Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8[/URL] or the [URL="http://www.amazon.com/Sigma-12-24mm-4-5-5-6-Nikon-Digital/dp/B004M18N34/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397053383&sr=8-2"]Sigma 12-24mm[/URL] instead. Just some suggestions. Not sure what you mean by a battery pack... Do you mean a spare battery? That's a good thing to have IMO. If you mean a battery GRIP, those are kind of a personal preference thing. They're bulky but if you have big hands they do give you a lot more to hold on to. I don't really care for the "Dummies" series layout, but the information is solid and it's a very popular book. You could certainly do worse. See also David Busch's [URL="http://www.amazon.com/David-Buschs-Digital-Photography-Guides/dp/1285759834/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1397053562&sr=1-4"]Digital Photograhy Guide for the D5200[/URL]. [COLOR=#ffffff]...[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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