Here’s what Digital SLRs, Point and Shoot Digital Cameras, Lenses, Accessories and Books have been bought by DPS readers over the last three months (July-September in 2009) in their shopping at Amazon.

Popular DSLRS

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The winner in the popular DSLR class was fairly clear – the Canon EOS Rebel T1i which took over from last survey’s winner the XSi. As usual – Canon and Nikon dominated the purchases of DLSRs by our readers with only the Sony Alpha just scraping into the top 10 to break up the list a little.

  1. Canon EOS Rebel T1i
  2. Canon Digital Rebel XSi
  3. Nikon D40
  4. Canon Rebel XS
  5. Nikon D60
  6. Canon EOS 50D
  7. Nikon D300 DX
  8. Canon EOS 5D Mk II
  9. Nikon D90
  10. Sony Alpha A700

Popular Point and Shoot Cameras

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As with the last 4 times we’ve run this survey – Canon have dominated the leader board, this time with the top 5 places. This time though there was a new top ranked camera – the SD880IS which took over from the 590IS (which failed to even make the top 12 this time).

  1. Canon PowerShot SD880IS
  2. Canon PowerShot SD1100IS
  3. Canon PowerShot SD770IS
  4. Canon PowerShot SD890IS
  5. Canon PowerShot SD970IS
  6. Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5S
  7. Canon Powershot A590IS
  8. Canon Powershot G10
  9. Canon PowerShot SD1200IS
  10. Casio Exilim EX-Z80
  11. Fujifilm Finepix F100fd
  12. Nikon Coolpix L100

Popular DSLR Lenses

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As you’d expect with the above list of DSLRs – Canon and Nikon dominate this list of popular lenses for DSLRs. The 50mm focal lenth continues it’s popularity with it being the length of 4 of the top 11 lenses.

  1. Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
  2. Nikon 50mm f/1.8D AF
  3. Nikon 35mm f/1.8G AF-S
  4. Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS
  5. Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6
  6. Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
  7. Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
  8. Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8
  9. Nikon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 G ED-IF
  10. Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF
  11. Sigma 50mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro

Popular Digital Photography Books

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There are some great books on this list with a good range of topics being covered including a couple of new entries to the top 10.

  1. Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera
  2. Wedding Photography Unveiled: Inspiration and Insight from 20 Top Photographers
  3. The Photographers Survival Guide: How to Build and Grow a Successful Business
  4. The Photographers Eye: Composition and Design for Better Digital Photos
  5. Magic Lantern Guides: Nikon D300
  6. The Digital Photography Book
  7. Digital Wedding Photography: Capturing Beautiful Memories
  8. Within the Frame: The Journey of Photographic Vision
  9. The Digital Photography Book, Volume 2
  10. The Complete Guide to Night and Lowlight Photography

Popular Digital Camera Accessories

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The popular digital camera accessories list is always an interesting one with all manner of things featured. Interestingly the Nikon Lens Pen Cleaning system (#2) has been in the top 10 for each time we’ve done this for well over a year now.

  1. 52mm Reverse Mount Adaptor for Nikon DSLRS
  2. Nikon 7072 Lens Pen Cleaning System
  3. Bower CK501 Lens Cap Keeper
  4. Nikon ML-L3 Wireless Remote Control for Nikon DSLRS
  5. Kingston 4 GB SDHC Class 4 Flash Memory Card SD4/4GB
  6. Lowepro SlingShot 100 All-Weather Digital Camera Backpack
  7. Nikon 8072 Microfiber Cleaning Cloth
  8. Lowepro Slingshot 200 All Weather Backpack
  9. Transcend 8 GB SDHC Class 6 Flash Memory Card
  10. 58mm Reverse Mount Adaptor for Canon EOS DLSRS