If you're looking for a professional camera kit under $1000, look no more. Most of us, especially beginners, spend the majority of our camera contemplation on the price of the camera itself. Once you find the right fit you'll find you need of course. At that point you've likely exceeding the budget you had in mind going into it. Here's a video that done all the legwork for you in finding the best turn-key camera kit for under $1000. Our comically knowledgable camera friends Kai Wong and Lok Cheung over at DigitalRev TV have broken it down for you.

-Professional Camera Kit Under $1000 -

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Professional Camera Kit Under $1000 Breakdown A:

Canon EOS Rebel T5i Digital SLR with 18-55mm STM Lens

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens

Manfrotto 679B Monopod

Canon Battery Grip BG-E8

Professional Camera Kit Under $1000 Breakdown B:

Panasonic Lumix DMC-GM5 Mirrorless Micro Four Thirds Digital Camera with 12-32mm Lens

Olympus BCL-0980 9mm f/8.0 Fisheye Body Cap Lens

Some thoughts to leave you with on the subject of a professional camera kit under $1000:

I understand the Lumix may not make you look like a pro. If you are new to the camera game or missed a few years, it will be valuable for you to understand that mirrorless cameras are as capable as DSLRs. Though you'll find fanboys and fangirls on both sides of the fence. I'm not saying the particular comparison of the GM5 vs the T5i is an equal one, but the days having the quality of your work being measured by the size of your gear are over.

Mirrorless cameras are forecasted to hit their peak in consumer interest thus far in Demember 2015. It will be interesting in the coming years to see if the miniaturization of the technology will be proven better and embraced as the computer was; or rejected and scaled back up as cell phone have.

It's the constant question of revolutionary or evolutionary.