What are some of "your" must have accessories?

Leatherman Wave.

38 SPL with snakeshot.

Usually a map of the transport system, I like to wander and drift around cities.
A notebook and pen
Painkillers
Cigarettes
Transport pass
Phrase book in other lands

Buck Knife
Lens Cloth
Skoal

Lenspens
Rocket Blower
Extra Batteries
Microfiber cloths

On longer trips:

Water Bottle (With water)
Energy Bar
Rain Cover

GND and ND filters, MF cloth, batteries, food. and TP

onebikeonehorseone5D wrote in post #8408790
I have to have the Camera body.

JK.

LOL! A friend of mine actually forgot his camera body once. He got to his destination with a bag full of lenses, etc. and no body. He came back with some great shots from a throw away camera. He was able to enlarge some up to 18 X 24!

My list:
Tripod(with head)
Knee pads
Extension tubes
some of the above mentioned stuff:p

Always in my camera bag:
Advil, Percogesic & Benedryl
Bandaids
Phenagren, Norco & Imitrex (I have 2-3 migraines a week so I always have drugs )
Spare pair of contacts & small mirror
Eyedrops in the single use vials
GermX
Kleenex
A couple pony tail holders
Coffee filters
Mens' handkerchief
Hand lotion, sunscreen (need more, just emptied tiny bottle), dental floss, lipbalm

On me:
G23 & Hydrashoks
A large half-serrated blade knife
Phone

RobertZ wrote in post #8408145
Not frightened. Just vigilant.

Agreed. I always take a lenspen, MF cloths and some water. Depending on the location and length of the trip, I'll pack more personal items, including the Sig P226.

I'm curious about these lenspen things, they look kinda...well, bizarre. Do they really work as well as advertised? I'm kinda old skool, always thought the way to go was microfiber cloth and some cleaning fluid. Is it safe to use on rear elements, for example? I'd be worried about residual carbon dust depositing on the sensor.

wickerprints wrote in post #8429991
I'm curious about these lenspen things, they look kinda...well, bizarre. Do they really work as well as advertised? I'm kinda old skool, always thought the way to go was microfiber cloth and some cleaning fluid. Is it safe to use on rear elements, for example? I'd be worried about residual carbon dust depositing on the sensor.

If the lens pen wont shift it I guess the Sig will.

wickerprints wrote in post #8429991
I'm curious about these lenspen things, they look kinda...well, bizarre. Do they really work as well as advertised? I'm kinda old skool, always thought the way to go was microfiber cloth and some cleaning fluid. Is it safe to use on rear elements, for example? I'd be worried about residual carbon dust depositing on the sensor.

Just to clarify, I use MF cloths on all the larger glass pieces that can be easily wiped... stuff like front and rear elements, filters, etc. I use the lenspen mainly for cleaning my viewfinder glass which occasionally gets smudges. I've found its the perfect size for getting in that small area. As for carbon deposits on the sensor, I don't think there is much chance of transfer of any residual carbon from a "lenspenned" rear element to the sensor. I certainly have never heard of this. Of course, lens pens designed for cleaning lenses should not be used to clean the sensor.... I believe they may make a specialized product for that purpose.

See this thread for some endorsements:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=513614

misskitty5077 wrote in post #8429683
Always in my camera bag:
Advil, Percogesic & Benedryl
Bandaids
Phenagren, Norco & Imitrex (I have 2-3 migraines a week so I always have drugs )
Spare pair of contacts & small mirror
Eyedrops in the single use vials
GermX
Kleenex
A couple pony tail holders
Coffee filters
Mens' handkerchief
Hand lotion, sunscreen (need more, just emptied tiny bottle), dental floss, lipbalm

On me:
G23 & Hydrashoks
A large half-serrated blade knife
Phone

So if photography's a no go you can always set up a traveling pharmacy

Hope the coffee filters are for white balance and not coffee. Caffeine is a major culprit for migraines....

tgara wrote in post #8431725
Just to clarify, I use MF cloths on all the larger glass pieces that can be easily wiped... stuff like front and rear elements, filters, etc. I use the lenspen mainly for cleaning my viewfinder glass which occasionally gets smudges. I've found its the perfect size for getting in that small area. As for carbon deposits on the sensor, I don't think there is much chance of transfer of any residual carbon from a "lenspenned" rear element to the sensor. I certainly have never heard of this. Of course, lens pens designed for cleaning lenses should not be used to clean the sensor.... I believe they may make a specialized product for that purpose.

See this thread for some endorsements:

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=513614

ooooo, I've been looking for an easy way to clean the viewfinder. I don't know how it gets so dirty!

Guess I'm going to need an excuse to visit the local camera store. Bet it'll cost like $50 or something ridiculous like that.

On a tangent here.... Is it me, or are camera stores the only kind of retail outfits that seem to actively discourage people from shopping there? I find the customer experience to be among the worst. Unfriendly staff. Prices are never displayed (gee, I wonder why? Items are consistently overpriced by 10-50%.) Incredibly uninviting. I have more fun shopping at Target.

freddobar wrote in post #8431764
So if photography's a no go you can always set up a traveling pharmacy

Hope the coffee filters are for white balance and not coffee. Caffeine is a major culprit for migraines....

Yup, for white balance. And they will double as tissues in a pinch.

I have located very few triggers for me. I think it's allergies and I am allergic to almost everything known to man, especially perfumes. I wish I could tone these migraines down a few notches.

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