Photography Explained Podcast
Photography Explained Podcast
Rick McEvoy
Argh. Why Is There So Much Camera Gear? Please Help Me!
25 minutes Posted Jul 31, 2026 at 10:00 am.
There's a car park in Dorset where I finally stopped kidding myself about camera gear.
Hello and welcome to episode 238 of the Photography Explained Podcast
Tip 1 — The camera body: it matters, but it matters less than you think
Tip 2 — The lens: this is where your money should actually go
Tip 3 — The tripod: do you actually need one, and when?
Tip 4 — Memory cards: the unsung essential
Tip 5 — Batteries: no battery, no photos
Tip 6 — Filters: mostly not for beginners
Tip 7 — Lens hoods: the most underrated bit of kit
Tip 8 — Lens caps: the free but essential bit of kit
Tip 9 — The camera bag: carry what you actually use, nothing else
Tip 10 — The gear you don't need yet: a brief but honest list
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Send us Fan Mail There is a LOT of camera gear out there. Bodies, lenses, bags, tripods, filters, memory cards, drones, studio lights — and it can feel like you need to spend thousands of pounds before you've earned the right to call yourself a photographer. You don't. Not even close. In this episode I cut through all of it and tell you exactly what a beginner photographer actually needs, what can wait, and what you can safely ignore entirely. 📷 In this episode we cover: ● ...