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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 363059" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>1. Spare battery is not really necessary, unless you will be shooting more than 500 shots in day, or are going to remote places where a charging may not be feasible.</p><p>2. Memory card holder is not necessary, unless you have more than one, even if buy a spare the packaging comes with a neat case.</p><p>3&4. Desist from buying inexpensive tripods or heads, they are a waste of money. Buy a good rugged tripod and head, budget at least $500 and more like $1,000 for both. Many of us had got trapped by low price and regretted it later. Read up on tripods and heads on the net for details of what a good tripod is.</p><p>5. I prefer Hoya filters, they are much better and not all that much more.</p><p>7. Use your in-built flash initially. Once you get to know the camera and the flash, you will have an idea of what type of flash you need and how much range your photography style requires.</p><p>8. Again, use your kit lense for a month or so. In the mean time read up on zooms and primes. In case you need more reach or good IQ or low light capabilities, this zoom will not do.</p><p>9. Get an SD card which is rated at 45mbps or more.</p><p></p><p>In case you have yet not ordered the D3200, I would suggest that you evaluate the D3300 and compare it against the D3200. The D3300 is a more modern body with new processor and the sensor has no AA filter. What that translates to is sharper images, faster burst rates and faster movies, all at the add on a hundred dollars or so. The newer kit lense coming with D3300 is also a much improved one compared to what was being offered previously.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 363059, member: 16090"] 1. Spare battery is not really necessary, unless you will be shooting more than 500 shots in day, or are going to remote places where a charging may not be feasible. 2. Memory card holder is not necessary, unless you have more than one, even if buy a spare the packaging comes with a neat case. 3&4. Desist from buying inexpensive tripods or heads, they are a waste of money. Buy a good rugged tripod and head, budget at least $500 and more like $1,000 for both. Many of us had got trapped by low price and regretted it later. Read up on tripods and heads on the net for details of what a good tripod is. 5. I prefer Hoya filters, they are much better and not all that much more. 7. Use your in-built flash initially. Once you get to know the camera and the flash, you will have an idea of what type of flash you need and how much range your photography style requires. 8. Again, use your kit lense for a month or so. In the mean time read up on zooms and primes. In case you need more reach or good IQ or low light capabilities, this zoom will not do. 9. Get an SD card which is rated at 45mbps or more. In case you have yet not ordered the D3200, I would suggest that you evaluate the D3300 and compare it against the D3200. The D3300 is a more modern body with new processor and the sensor has no AA filter. What that translates to is sharper images, faster burst rates and faster movies, all at the add on a hundred dollars or so. The newer kit lense coming with D3300 is also a much improved one compared to what was being offered previously. [/QUOTE]
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