Are you brand new to Digital SLR cameras like me? If so, this post will be your life saver! I have searched the web far and wide to find out the optimal starter package for someone looking to buy a Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR camera. Here you go!

Rebel T3i Dream Kit:

1 Canon Rebel T31 Body and Lens Kit – $735.95
1 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 Lens – 345.95
1 Rode VideoMic Pro Compact Shotgun Microphone – $229.00
1 SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ SDHC™ Card – 16GB – $59.96
1 SanDisk ImageMate® All-in-One USB 2.0 Reader – $24.79
1 Aktiv Pak 200 SLR Camera Sling Bag – $39.15

Total: $1,434.80

I’ve listed all of the details and links for the Rebel T3i “dream kit” below. There are also a few, more expensive options for the 50mm lens and the SD Card, but what I have above would be ideal for most people.

Canon EOS Rebel T3i Digital SLR Camera with Canon EF-S 18-55mm IS II lens
from $735.95

Kit Includes:

- EOS Rebel T3i Body
- EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Type II Lens
- Eyecup Ef
- Wide Strap EW-100DBIII
- USB Interface Cable IFC-130U
- AV Cable AVC-DC400ST
- Battery Pack LP-E8
- Battery Charger LC-E8E
- EOS Digital Solution Disk and Instruction Manuals “Great Photography is Easy” Booklet and “Do More with Macro” Booklet

50mm Lenses:

- Canon EF 50mm f/1.4
from $345.95

- Canon EF 50mm f/1.2
from $1,469.00

Audio:

Normally, the built-in microphone will record monaural sound. Stereo sound recording is possible by connecting an external microphone equipped with a stereo mini plug (3.5mm dia.) to the camera’s external microphone IN terminal. When an external microphone is connected, sound recording will switch automatically to the external microphone.

Rode VideoMic Pro Compact Shotgun Microphone
$229.00

SD Card:

Large-Capacity Speed Class 6 or higher (class 10 for shooting 60 fps)

- SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ SDHC™ Card – 16GB
from $59.96

- SanDisk Extreme® Pro™ SDHC™ Card – 32GB
from $120.00

SD Card Reader:

SanDisk ImageMate® All-in-One USB 2.0 Reader
$24.79

Camera Bag:

Aktiv Pak 200 SLR Camera Sling Bag
from $39.15