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Bornyo, this is what you need:

Canon EOS Rebel XSi/450D Kit $900
Canon 430EX Speedlite Flash $255
Vertical Battery Grip $130
Flash Add-On Thingy $30
Extra Batteries $20
B+W UV Filter $35
OpTech ProLoop Neck Strap $25
Two 4GB SDHC Card $50
Gepe CardSafe Extreme memory card wallet $15
Lowepro Pro Mag 2 AW Camera Bag (Black) $110

All totals to $1540 so with taxes it will be around $1700



I read that list and honestly, I'd like to have that rig. But as I told Alex, I can buy two decent offshore fishing rigs for that money. I could even install radar on my boat.

I like to use photography to record the things I enjoy rather than enjoying photography as an end unto itself.

It would be overkill for me to outfit myself with that equipment and I'd feel pretentious hauling it out to photograph my son holding up a fish in the cockpit of my boat.

This thread has convinced me to forget about the 35mm though, and to look for a decent digital SLR.