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Essential Camera and Photography Accessories?

Posted by: Chris Garrett in Camera Kit, News and Updates

For my latest update in the Getting Started With Serious Digital Photography ‘book’ I want to cover “essential accessories”. While I could try and put the ultimate list together I am bound to miss out a lot of good stuff, plus I thought it would be fun to open it up to you guys.

Here is where I am up to so far in no particular order

  • Tripod
  • Filters
  • Bag
  • Remote
  • Flash
  • Dust blower
  • Lens cleaner
  • Card reader
  • Memory cards
  • Lens cap cord
  • Battery grip
  • Spare battery
  • External HD
  • Replacement manual

What are your “can’t live without, everyone must have one” accessories?
From the obvious to the obscure, let me know your favourites! Not just
categories, if you like tell us specific brand/make/model/supplier.
Also what would your priority be, if you only had limited funds and
were just starting out, what would the first things you would purchase
be?

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This entry was posted on Friday, July 21st, 2006 at 1:11 pm and is filed under Camera Kit, News and Updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

5 Responses to “Essential Camera and Photography Accessories?”

  1. Aaron B. Hockley says:
    July 21st, 2006 at 4:02 pm

    I love (and miss) my monopod. I had a Bogen 681B with the 3229 tilt head. Strong, durable, and unforunately left in a remote section of Eastern Oregon on a trip. I’m in the process of ordering a new one. I did a bunch of research and didn’t find anything else that sounded better than the 681.

  2. Mike says:
    July 21st, 2006 at 7:55 pm

    A small little LED Flashlight (the ones you can hang on your Keyclip) has helped me when I made some Nightshots. Not only I could operate my camera (still dont know all buttons by heart yet) but it also helps me using the Autofocus on Objects not too far away by lighting them up for the camera (the AF Helpflash is somewaht disturbing).

  3. Chris says:
    July 21st, 2006 at 7:58 pm

    Good stuff, didn’t think of either of those even though I should remember Damian has both! Keep em coming

  4. Erik says:
    July 22nd, 2006 at 2:11 am

    Rather than a manual, I would suggest a PhotoBert sheet for your camera.

    http://www.photocheatsheets.com/

  5. Chris says:
    July 22nd, 2006 at 11:18 am

    I quite like the Magic Lantern Guide book for the 350D, it comes with a similar thing