Essential add-ons?

Luke

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Luke

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I've got an S9500 which (now that it has been replaced) is a decent bit of kit - granted, not as good as a DSLR, but good enough for me.

I've now got a little money (£300) to buy some bits and bobs. I know that for the money I paid for the S9500 the extra £300 would have easily taken me into DSLR territory, but the money wasn't around at the time.

I'm currently using a very cheap <£10 tripod, and Jessops UV filter. I've also got a cheap shutter release cable.

I'm looking to use this camera as much as possible to get as good as I can, so wonder what are the essential bits that people reckon would compliment the camera.
I've already got some books on order to help me get up to speed on the theory, but what else could I look at?
Tripod?
Flash?
Filters?
etc etc...

Cheers all.
 
Tripod is very useful for certain shots (landscape, portraits etc)
Extra memory can also be useful.

Im not sure what flashguns you could get. Does the Fuji have a hotshoe?
 
The Fuji does have a hotshoe and I've heard good things about Sunpak flashes as being a comprimise between price and quality. Any suggestions?

I've got a tripod, but it is a very lightweight one and pretty flimsy. Again, Manfrotto seems to have a good reputation, but I'm not sure what models are good, and how much I can spend to ensure I get a good one. Also, I'm confused by the different heads you can get for them.
 
While i would recommend a flash i have not got a clue what the S9500 can take.

With the tripod, i use a Manfrotto 190prob and i love it - really solid and doesnt weigh too much. Allows all manner of weird and wonderful angles and is in a different league to all the cheapie tripods i have. I use the 141RC head with mine. I think its a very popular combination, it cost around £150 for the pair if memory serves.
 
These are the flashes I'm lookign at to go with the S9500

Sunpak G4500DX
Vivitar 283/285
Sunpak 383 Super
Nikon SB28
Nikon SB25
Nikon SB26

However - the S9500 has a trigger voltage of up to 400v iirc - and some flashes want 600v

Lists of flashes and voltages is available Here

Thinking that a Vivitar 283/285 would be best for me at the moment.

Simon/~Flibster
 
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