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Camera Gear I use as a Beginner
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Photography is such a vast hobby, with numerous products to choose from, and sometimes it can feel intimidating or discouraging, especially for beginners. To make your life easier, I've compiled this list for all the new people getting into photograp...
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This is the best beginner camera alongside the Sony ZVE10. I can't recommend it enough for beginners!
Canon EOS R50
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Lenses

 
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This is the kit lens that comes with the R50. It's not great, but to stay true to this list, I did use it.
Canon RF-S 18-45mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
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This lens is great for indoor filming, thanks to its wide focal length, and it also has an f2.8 aperture! I recommend buying this lens when you purchase your first camera, as it is a great starting point.
Canon RF16mm F2.8 STM Lens
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This lens is the best lens I have right now, and it is SOO good! It's the first step into really good quality lenses, and it has great value.  And yes, it does have Canon rf mount.
CONTEMPORARY 18-50mm F2.8 DC DN
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Accesories

 
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Just a normal tabletop ballhead tripod, but really, you do not have to get this specific model, any will do just fine!
Tripod 2 | Camera and Accessory Mount
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This is a great tool for when you have more time than usual to take your photos. It sets your white balance manually.
Grey card for manual white balance
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This is to blow dust off your sensor or lens, not to remove stains.
Lenspen Cleaning Kit
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This is for cleaning the stains on your camera's sensor. This version is for the APS-C format (smaller sensor size), but I will include a full-frame format as well.
Photographic Solutions Sensor Swab ULTRA Kit 2 Type 17mm
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This version is for the bigger full-frame sensor. I don't think that many beginners will have a full-frame camera sensor but I will include this anyway.
Full Frame Sensor Cleaning Kit
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ND filters are a necessity for beginners, and this one is great because it is variable, meaning that it can block 1-9 stops of light!
Variable ND Filter ND2-400 (1-9 Stop)
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A polarizer filter accentuates colours and stops reflections from your camera.
52mm True Color Circular Polarizers Filter
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