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Nikon D3400 w/ AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens

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Nikon D3400 w/ AF-P DX 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens

Jun 21, 2017

What do you guys think about this compared to all the $430 bundles of the D3300 on ebay? They come with a bunch more stuff but most of it is mostly nonsense it looks like.
Looking to buy my very first serious camera.

888Slade

Jul 29, 2017

MysticSolarWhat is your budget??

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JoshMuhFuggah

Aug 1, 2017

MysticSolarThe bundles on Amazon/Ebay are usually not the best. They include a lot of pieces, but the individual pieces are usually a lot of poor quality parts. I'm not sure of your skill level, but to really get started with one of these cameras, you really only need the camera and a few basic lenses, and then just go out and take lots of pictures. Once you find that you're limited by the equipment, then buy the accessories you need. My first 'serious' camera was the Nikon D3300, refurbished from Nikon ebay, a new NIkkor 18-55/f3.5 zoom lens, and a new Nikkor 55-200/f4.0 zoom lens. I think that set was around $400 USD. That's all I had for 8 months and often had better pictures than my friends who had a lot of gear, but didn't know what they were doing with it. I think my next purchase was a $15 lens hood, $50 polarizer, a better camera strap, and a 50mm/f1.8 lens for $100.
If you do go with one of these ebay/amazon sets, at the very least make sure the lenses are a good manufacturer and decent quality. If not, you'll likely find yourself wanting the better quality version in the future.

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