Just bought an XA10, what are the essential accessories that I should get?

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Melchior

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I just ordered an XA10, but its just the camera and included items that come with it.

Questions:

Batteries and charger - is any brand better than another? I understand these can be pretty cheap.

SD cards - 32 gb, 64 gb, class 6, class 10? I was looking at the Sanddisk extreme class 10 with 45 Mb/s. I'd like to utilize the xa10's highest settings. What do you guys recommend?

Microphone - big point of getting the xa10 over the g10 are the xlr hookups. What's a solid microphone to hook up to this camera? I haven't even started to look around, what do you guys use?

Tripod - Something solid, but not crazy expensive, figure about $300 - $400 is my top budget for this item.

Filters - I was looking at these by Tiffen: http://www.amazon.com/Tiffen-Essent...8&qid=1360185994&sr=1-9&keywords=58+mm+filter are these worth it? Should I look at anything else?

Micro Lens / Macro Lens attachment?

I guess you could say I'm trying to recreate a kit like this: http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Acc...F8&qid=1360186066&sr=8-11&keywords=canon+xa10

But with good stuff. Thanks for any input I really appreciate it.
 
I wouldn't bother with the cheaper filters. I don't have experience with those particular ones but others I have tried in the past in that price range really soften the image. If you are shooting outdoors (I do that almost exclusively), get a decent cpl.

Also, I don't think class 6 is fast enough for that camera. I would just get some 32 or 64 GB class 10s and not worry about it.
 
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