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Hi
In the work secret santa I've drawn a guy who I know is a keen photographer. The limit is £10 so its not going to be a massive gift but just wondered if the photographers on here know of any gadgets/gimmicks that they've found useful in that price range.
I did consider one of those gorillapod things, but at £20+ for the DSLR version its a bit beyond me.
Any advice tips gratefully accepted
I;d get them a nice photography book for a tenner (not a "how to" but a book of photos etc) I'll post a few links in abit, need a cup of tea first!
What sort of stuff do they shoot?
If it has to be a gadget, the only sueful thnig or a tenner would be an sd card/compact flash raelly..
How about vouchers for Photobox or something?
one of those fleece cloths for cleaning CDs (or lenses)
[url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Exposure-Photographs-Digital-Camera/dp/0817463003/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1259254173&sr=8-1 ]This book.[/url]
Lonely Planet do a great guide to travel photography. Everyone goes on holiday.
The Hot Shoe Diaries - it's an ace book.
try to find out what camera they have and then search for accessories on ebay - loads of super cheap stuff from hong kong etc.
screen shade
neoprene camera case
lens pen
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its nice of you to care.
most ss prezys i get are toss.
I'd say either Photobox vouchers so the person can get reprints, a lens cleaning cloth or a memory card. Not a lot you can get for £10 in relation to camera bits. If you decide on a memory card, find out what they like to shoot & if it's generally action stuff go for a faster, lower memory card, rather than one with lots of memory but really slow read/write times.
Does he use a Nikon camera? Depending on the model, you can get the Nikon infra-red remote from eBay for ~£12 or so. The camera has to have a built in receiver though for that particular one to work. I know it works on the D60 & the D80.
the best gift i received that was cheap was my hotshoe spirit level 🙂
lens cloths are good, plus you can find genernal photography books on line fo a tenner, not just the how too/understanding books but some inspiring collected works, just search amazon 🙂
www.lenspen.com, the best lens cleaner I have ever used
Pentax do some snazzy coloured designed lens cleaning cloths, if you are looking for something a little bit different.
They are not bad either.
[url= http://www.hiltonphoto.co.uk/products/details/3460.html ]http://www.hiltonphoto.co.uk/products/details/3460.html[/url]
Giottos Rocket Blower, very handy item
Second or third the Lenspen too
7dayshop do a half decent Monopod for £9.97 incl postage
I second everything Tijuana Taxi said. Any will be gladly received.
As mentioned above, Lenspen / rocket blower / hotshoe spirit level are all useful gadgets that won't break the bank.
Lenspen in particular is a fab bit of kit
Another vote for rocket blower and lens pen. I took my own advice and gave those 2 plus a cloth and it all came to 20 quid.
[url= http://www.jessops.com/online.store/categories/Accessories/Tripods%20and%20Supports/Table%20Top%20Tripods/products/Jessops/The%20Pod%20Camera%20Support-3100/Show.html ]The pod £10 tripod pillow thing[/url]
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[url= http://www.cliftoncameras.co.uk/Manfrotto_797_Modo_Pocket ]Manfrotto_797_Modo_Pocket - a little more expensive but seriously pocketable tripod[/url]
Some excellent ideas here, thanks guys!
One more idea, how about a camera beanbag, these are very good
Use mine a lot and know I would be well pleased with one as a gift
http://www.camerabeanbags.co.uk/