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<blockquote data-quote="Blurrymess" data-source="post: 46965" data-attributes="member: 9022"><p>It really depends on what you are planning to shoot. It also depends, on your budget, on the types of situations you'll be in, how serious the work you're planning to do is... if you're planning to travel for a while without the opportunity to charge your battery, and extra battery maybe good (though the battery life on the D5100 is pretty long). You may want to get a decent SD card, and filters for your lenses for specific applications or just lens protection. Personally, if you don't have specific applications in mind, I'd just shoot the thing and play with it for a bit of time, and let the limitations that come up through taking pictures lead you to specific additions to your kit. Some times we think, or are told, we need this and that piece of extra equipment, but we don't really know until we actually need something while shooting... and it may turn out to be something that you, nor anyone else, would have thought of. Sometimes we are also forced to learn through the limitations of a piece of equipment (or lens), which can potentially lead to greater knowledge. Congrats on the D5100, it's a great camera!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Blurrymess, post: 46965, member: 9022"] It really depends on what you are planning to shoot. It also depends, on your budget, on the types of situations you'll be in, how serious the work you're planning to do is... if you're planning to travel for a while without the opportunity to charge your battery, and extra battery maybe good (though the battery life on the D5100 is pretty long). You may want to get a decent SD card, and filters for your lenses for specific applications or just lens protection. Personally, if you don't have specific applications in mind, I'd just shoot the thing and play with it for a bit of time, and let the limitations that come up through taking pictures lead you to specific additions to your kit. Some times we think, or are told, we need this and that piece of extra equipment, but we don't really know until we actually need something while shooting... and it may turn out to be something that you, nor anyone else, would have thought of. Sometimes we are also forced to learn through the limitations of a piece of equipment (or lens), which can potentially lead to greater knowledge. Congrats on the D5100, it's a great camera! [/QUOTE]

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