Camera and Photography Accessories that are Actually Worth It.
Welcome back to another Sunday evening blog.
I am going to try and keep this one fairly short, and I want to look at some camera/photography accessories that are actually worth your money. I am going to look at both landscape photography and studio photography in this one. I am also in two minds about the title of this, as some of these are things that I would class as ‘tools’ rather than accessories. If it’s in this blog then I own one! Let’s jump in.
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Hot Shoe Spirit Levels.
These are probably one of the cheapest things on the list, but I think they can also be one of the most useful. I bought some of these a couple of months ago and I always have one in the bag now. These are just little bubble levels which slot into the hot shoe mount on your camera and allow you to get the camera level and quickly. Sometimes, if I am having set up on the tripod quickly, I don’t always get the level in a position where it’s useful for me and by having one on the top of the camera, I know I have always got one that’s easily visible. Bonus points for keeping the bits of outside from scuzzing up your hot-shoe.
Tether Block
This is another cheap item, which is invaluable in the studio when you’re shooting tethered capture. This screws into the bottom of your camera and holds your tether cable secure meaning that you don’t jerk it about and end up damaging the ports on your camera and end up paying for expensive repairs.
Photography Gloves
Ok, so these aren’t ‘true’ photography gloves. I think they are probably targeted at fisherman, but the principle here is the same. These keep your hands warm, but have finger and thumb ‘ends’ that you can remove so that you are able to operate things that have touchscreens without having to remove your whole glove. A real lifesaver in the winter.
Peak Design Camera Capture Clip
I love my capture clip. This is great when you’re out and about, want your hands free and don’t want the hassle of a strap. Mine lives on the strap of one of my bags and is frequently moved from one to the other. Simply clamp the clip to either of the straps of your bag and attach the plate to the tripod thread on your camera. When you’re ready, slide the plate into the clip, et voila! Your camera is secure and your hands are free.
Peak Design Slide Lite Camera Strap.
I got one of these just before Christmas (thank you Black Friday) and I love it. It’s sleek, looks great and attaches to the camera really easily - no more faffing around with those little bits of fabric and rubber on your cameras strap, simply attach the anchors and then fit/remove the strap at your leisure! You can read my review of it here.
Small Rig Camera Tool
This is another nice cheap accessory to have in the bag. I always have this with me when I am shooting. It’s essentially a multi tool, which has attachments for all of the major nuts/bolts/fixings that we have on cameras, tripod and other accesories. I haven’t come across a screw etc. that it won’t undo or tighten up. It’s lightweight and well made and will serve you well.
Camera Cleaning Kit
Really useful for erm, keeping your camera clean. The rocket blower and the brush are invaluable for keeping your lenses dust free and the vacuum packed lens cloths in here are great for keeping in your bag, they weigh next to nothing and take up very little space.
Filters
As a Lake District landscape photographer, my filters are always with me. ND filters and polarisers are really useful and give you flexibility and something to really flex your creative muscle. I use K&F Concept filters, which whilst aren’t especially bougie, they get the job done for me and in a way that doesn’t take a whole lifetime to correct in post. You might want to consider a filter pouch for these, to keep them nice and safe and protected.
And that concludes the list! I’m quite surprised I have managed to keep this so short, but I hope you have found something useful in here! See you next week!
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