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Holiday Gift Guide 2011

Chris Klapheke — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:53:56 +0000

Season's Greetings! Here's a guide to getting gear for that favorite photographer in your life--including you!

Kata DP-407 Digital Pouch	Think Tank Photo Cable Management	Tenba Messenger Wraps	Powerpax Battery Management Systems
Vanguard 3-in-1 Cleaning Kit	Acratech Laptop Viewing Angle Gauge	Outdoor Photo Gear Cap	Think Tank Photo Pixel Pocket Rocket
Polar Fleece Camera and Lens Cover	OpTech Rainsleeves	WhiBal G7 Key Chain White Balance Reference Gray Card	PowerEx 2700mAh Batteries

Holiday Gear Guide for the Last Minute

Matt Dennison — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 19:11:36 +0000

Trek-Tech Cammock	Think Tank Photo Cable Management	Tenba Messenger Wraps	The Original Lenspen
Purosol Optical Cleaning Kit	Giottos Rocket Blowers	Think Tank Photo Pixel Pocket Rocket	Outdoor Photo Gear Cap
OpTech Rainsleeves	Polar Fleece Camera and Lens Cover	Giottos Microfiber Lens Pouch	PowerEx 2700mAh Batteries

Holiday Wishlists From Our Favorite Photographers

Matt Dennison — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 19:25:10 +0000

Editors' note: We thought for this Holiday Season we'd poll our photographer friends to see what would be on their wish lists. From our local pals to worldwide celebrity shooters, here are their picks. We're sure you'll find some great ideas here!

Rick Sammon

Rick is a Canon Explorer of Light and probably the most famous guy we know, so we'll start off with him! You can check out Rick's blog with a new address at www.ricksammon.info.

Signed 19x20 inch print of Chris's Fire Mist Crane shot at Bosque
"I Shoot RAW" t-shirt. XL. Funny!
PowerEX 8 Cell battery charger. I need to keep charged at all times.
Dust-Aid Sensor Cleaner Keep clean. Enough said.
AquaTech Sensory Gloves XL Up here in New York, a necessity.

James Shadle

James is the Publisher of Birdphotographers.net, an extensive resource site and lively forum for bird, nature and wildlife photographers. When James isn't working on BPN, you'll find him leading workshops on his boat, the Hooptie Deaux. You can check out James's site here.

Lensbaby Composer for Nikon. Makes me see in a different way.
Datacolor LensCal. You'd be surprised how many of your lenses need calibration.
Think Tank Hydrophobia for 300-600mm Lenses. The best raincover made!
Nikon SD-9 High Performance Battery Pack. Makes my flashes recharge much faster than I do!
AF-S Nikkor 600mm f/4 ED VR. The big gun. Nothing else to say.

John Batdorff

John is a frequent contributor to our blog, and we run photo contests with him as well. Splitting his time between Montana and Chicago, John is an active blogger and conducts workshops. You can view his site here.

John Batdorff's Black Friday List

John Batdorff — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:41:17 +0000

Is Black Friday almost over already? If you’re looking to buy something practical or just fun for your favorite photographer in the family, then here are a few favorites. You will notice a lot of these suggestions are from my sponsors and for good reason. These folks make quality products and have great customer service. I won’t buy cheap products nor will I recommend companies with questionable service, so I'll try to steer you folks towards companies I know and like. Anyway, here’s a list of things I currently own and really enjoy using.

Here’s my naughty or nice list:

$10-30 range

	1. Think Tank Cable Management 10 Organizer—I love these things. I have my back-up batteries, battery chargers, and pocket wizards all organized in these slick little pouches. And if you’re really Type A, you can get a label maker and slap some labels on them to keep everything seriously organized.
	2. Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots—sure I’m a little biased on this one since I contributed a chapter, but this is an excellent book written by Laurie Excel. I’ve had a chance to go through the entire book, and it really has a lot of great tips and the photography is amazing.
	3. I Shoot RAW” T-shirt. The shirt sort of says it all. No no one will ever wonder what file format you use again. Then again, non-photographers might look at you strangely…;)

$30-70 range

1. PowerEX battery charger—I think I own more batteries and battery chargers than I do camera bags. (Which is saying a lot). This is by far the very best system I’ve owned. The docking station has a rapid charge system as well as a slow charging system and a conditioning charge that totally depletes the battery and recharges it. Like I said, I love this system…then again I’m sort of a rechargeable battery nerd kind of guy.

Holiday Gift Ideas: Our Gear Board Favorites

Chris Klapheke — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:48:12 +0000

Yes, it's that time of year again, where gift idea lists multiply like holiday bunnies. We're no exception. We've tried to make this gift idea list simple--nothing requiring sizing or items for specific equipment. That way, you can print this article out and give it to your favorite gift giver (a yellow highlighter would help) or heck, just buy the stuff for yourself.

Here goes:

Gifts Under $25

Pelican Memory Card Case

Models for CF cards or SD cards with the same fancy features as the high end Pelican equipment cases. $19.95

Ansmann Power Charger

At only $9.95, it comes with 4 2700mAh batteries. You'd pay more than $10 just for the batteries themselves!

OPG LED Lighted Cap

OK, it's kind of geeky (well, WAY geeky) but invaluable for dark morning setups or for showing your family just how strange you have become. $14.95

LensCoat FlashKeeper

A great neoprene case to hold your flash and extra batteries. $24.95

Gifts Under $50

AquaTech Sensory Gloves

One of our best sellers this cold season. Holes in the neoprene tips of your thumb and forefinger let you operate your camera (and iPhone!) in cold weather while keeping your gloves on. $49.95

Jobu Design Triple Axis Bubble Level

A new product that lets you keep your bubble level working for both portrait or landscape mode. $24.95