Billiam

Jup's comment in the HP Kiosk thread got me thinking. How about an AZ photo Christmas gift list. Let's consider camera bodies, lenses, flashes, and point & shoots as givens. My thought was that there are a ton of cool and/or useful photo accessories out there that people either don't know about or simply forget exist when the time comes for making Christmas lists.

Below are some of the things that popped into my head. What else?



Bryan Peterson’s “Understanding Exposure” book

One of Scott Kelby’s Photoshop books (IMO, everyone should own one of them)

Coffee table book from one of your favorite photographers
My personal choice “Galen Rowell: A Retrospective”

Cable/remote release for your camera

The Joby Gorillapod
http://www.joby.com/products/gorillapod/

The Hoodman HoodLoupe
http://www.hoodmanusa.com/products.asp?dept=1017

Flash diffusers such as the Sto-Fen Omni Bounce and Gary Phong Light Sphere
http://www.stofen.com/
http://store.garyfonginc.com/liiido.html

Monitor calibration devices such as the Pantone Huey or X-Rite i1
http://www.pantone.com/pages/product...id=79&ca=2&s=0
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=788

The Lensbaby 3G
http://lensbabies.com/products/lb3g/intro

ChodTheWacko

Camera straps are highly underrated - Like a good Optech Strap.

'The Pod' (www.thepod.ca)

For those with SD cameras, Sandisk's SD Plus cards with the built in USB ports are
wonderful. I've been hoping they'd make a CF version.


- Frank

moeronn

Thanks. I'll take one of each. Check PM for my address.

Mizouse

if anyone wants to give me a gift of a 70-200 2.8 i will be forever in your debt.

wndrlst

Great list so far, Billiam.


Also:
-Various filters, such as CP's, IR, warming filters, etc.

-Step up/down rings to fit your filters to smaller/larger lenses

-Seminars or shooting workshops

-Extra memory

-Battery grip/batteries

-Camera bags

LKLD

A tripod that works....every time!

EuRTSX

Need for this Christmas..

1)Manfrotto Tripod
2)77o/ CP Filter for my 12-24mm Tokina Lense
3)Fisheye Lense
4)New CF Cards
5)CF Card Reader
6)Battery Grip for D70s. (I know Nikon didn't make one, but I have my eyeball on one that's decent)
7)NEW NEW NEW LENSES PLEASEEEEE
8)Camera Bag!

Wisc Badger

im gonna go with...

Canon 24-105mm IS lens
filter set for lens
new CF card 4gb+

Dan Martin

I usually suck for Christmas ideas for myself, because I tend to buy gadgets all the time. Anyhow, here are some of the things that I use all the time that would make for good gifts:

- Photoshop Lightroom
- remote shutter release (wired/wireless/or timer)
- 90-degree viewfinder
- external hard drive that doesn't need a power adapter
- really good AA battery charger (MAHA MH-C9000)
- 2-axis hotshoe level
- L-Bracket for your camera
- leveling base (or panning base, whatever you prefer)
- new camera strap like the Optech Pro Loop Link

I'm sure more will come to mind...

Bdog

Either a Sigma or Canon 70-200mm f/2.8

Stapler

A small-ish Wacom tablet.
Camera bag friendly L.E.D flashlight

lets see, what else wasn't mentioned...

Oh, fake press pass lamination machine.

Wisc Badger

Just got mine on eBay for my Canon 20D for $6 and it works perfectly. Its made by Uniphox and fits the Canon 5D, 40D, 30D, 20D, 10D, 1D, 1Ds, 1D Mark II, 1Ds Mark II , D60, D30, D2000, 1V, 1VHS, EOS 3,

Dan Martin

I now have 3 remote releases for my bodies: a wired clone with a clamp plug (80n3 style), a wireless with the molded plug like yours, and a OEM Canon TC-80n3. They all work fine but I found that the wireless with the molded plug can slip out of the socket if you're not careful, especially in portrait orientation. I just secure it with some velcro straps or wrap it up so it won't fall out.