My dads film SLR broke a few years ago and since he was a bit of a photography fan I thought it would be nice to replace it. Plus I study Vis Comm at Uni, so it would be useful for the next 2 years of my course. So I got a new Canon 400D (with basic lens kit) for £380 and I will claim the £45 cashback soon...
But the main purpose of it right now actually is for my forthcoming trip to Philippines - I'm going to be over there for about a month and a half, and I'm going to be travelling all over the place, a large majority of it being dusty or humid environments, under consistently hot temperatures. I need to prepare the camera for a pretty tough life under stressful weathers...
What pieces of kit would you guys recommend? I mean any accessories, not just a case. (I prob won't get everything you guys recommend as I'm a broke kid but throw some ideas at me anyway )
I was thinking of getting a case like this;
M-ROCK Sierra > Camera Cases > Travel Accessories - eBags UK
This lens to replace the basic one that Canon supplied me with. I was also thinking it would be good to have a spare with me while on a long vacation like that so it sorta serves two purposes;
Amazon.co.uk: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens: Canon: Electronics & Photo
Some lens accessories like this;
UV+PL+FD FILTER SET+EW-60C HOOD+CAP for CANON 400D 350D on eBay, also, Accessory Kits, Digital Camera Accessories, Photography (end time 08-May-08 19:51:36 BST)
Anything else? I have an external flash unit for it already (not a speedlite but it's still pretty good for my inexperienced needs lol)
Also some of my first shots with it