What are some of "your" must have accessories?

111t wrote in post #10071029
Wut. suddenly feels a lot like zombie-squad up in this thread....

Yup! Left 4 Dead FTW!

Hey everyone, long time reader but first time poster. I was just too curious not to post this:

Doesn't anyone else consider a Hoodman Loupe as one of their must-have accessories?

Ever since I got it, it does not leave my bag. Ever. Then again I guess if you shoot at night, in caves, underwater or in clubs, you're not gonna need it that much
Either way, I could never go without one anymore.

What I am surprised about is nobody mentioned a tripod, one soul brought up a monopod which has its uses. I carry two tripods, one is a tabletop version for an off camera flash and a "full sized" tripod. I might have missed their mention but multiple spare memory cards are always in my bag

sensor loupe

Tripod for your main camera - for long exposures and experimenting, as well as for self portraits. I prefer carbon fiber because of the weight reduction I get from aluminum. Manfrotto 190CX3.

Ballhead, arca-swiss plate compatible, with tension adjustments - Read up about it all around the forum. I've got a Kirk BH-3.

Mini-tripod - I borrow a gorillapod SLR for my temporary / safe remote camera needs. Whenever things get dangerous, these things get kept first with the camera because while they're easy to set up, they're easy to knock over as well. I can't afford a whole magic-arm setup from manfrotto, so this will have to do.

Mini-tripod for compact camera - just because we all just gotta camwhore on our own with small cameras sometimes (:

Monopod - Helpful during sports shoots where the camera has to be supported for hours on end, ready at a moment's notice. I don't shoot with that heavy glass (70-200 + TC here) but with a 1D body, any support is helpful. Also useful to get overhead shots by lifting the camera up into the air with an ultra-wide. Not many people get that kinda shots.

Blower - self explanatory. Gets dust and junk off the sensor / lenses / filters and other parts.

Lenspen - to wipe off the fingerprints/palm-prints from careless fingers.

Extra memory cards & batteries - if you only need 16GB and one battery for a shoot, bring 32GB and maybe three batteries just in case something fails.

Card reader - unless shooting tethered, this is the only way I'd transfer images.

Lichtwerk wrote in post #10074646
Hey everyone, long time reader but first time poster. I was just too curious not to post this:

Doesn't anyone else consider a Hoodman Loupe as one of their must-have accessories?

Ever since I got it, it does not leave my bag. Ever. Then again I guess if you shoot at night, in caves, underwater or in clubs, you're not gonna need it that much
Either way, I could never go without one anymore.

Oh yeah i have one of the older 20d sized floppy ones. Fan-friggin-tastic when you need it. It works ok on the larger screens as well.

My dad used to carry models releases in a 4X5 format. I have yet to find these. I suppose I could have some printed. He filed them in long cardboard file boxes.

For me the typical. lens pen, MF cloth, flashlight, Reverse adapter, shutter release, I have a little c clamp with a ball socket and camera mount, also has a couple of legs tha can fold out an a big wood screw (Don't know if I would trust to hang the 5D2 and 24-70 on this).

Microfiber cloth
Think Tank wallet completely filled with at least three times the number of CF cards as I think I'll need plus three 8G SDHC cards
Spare battery, even with the MKIII
Two 12mm extension tubes
1.4x Canon Tele extender if I'm taking the 100-400 zoom.
1 plastic case to hold a UV filter if I decide to remove it from one of the lenses.

Joe Ravenstein wrote in post #10074836
What I am surprised about is nobody mentioned a tripod, one soul brought up a monopod which has its uses. I carry two tripods, one is a tabletop version for an off camera flash and a "full sized" tripod. I might have missed their mention but multiple spare memory cards are always in my bag

It might be that a tripod is no more an 'accessory' than a lens is an 'accessory'...it is a 'necessity', even in the days of IS lenses...IS cannot permit you to grab a scene with 2 sec exposure, whereas the tripod does.

My accessories...
radio remote
small flashlight
lens hood
CPL
microfiber cloth
disposable poncho

My accessories...
-Giottos Rocket Blower
-Tiffen lens papers
-AA batteries
-Gaffers Tape/Electrical Tape
-Sharpies/Pens
-Notepad
-Leatherman multi tool
-Garbage bags
-Credential holder clipped on the outside of my bag/on my belt loop

Optional equip that I carry depending on where/what I'm shooting...
-Mechanix Wear Tactical gloves (keep my hands warm when shooting in the winter)
-20 feet of rope (If I'm urban exploring I use this for hauling my bag up, I also carry 150ft of static line, harness, carabiners, ATC, ascender, prusiks, etc)
-Camelbak
-Flip Video camcorder.

Tripod
lens pen
bug spray
Bird ID book
.45acp (I come across some shady ppl in some remote areas) I'm always packing

Pepe LePew travels with me, always.

maybe I should consider bring along my Tazzy Devil then.

i bring a first aide kit (human not camera)
and sometimes a puppy

A Gorillapod Original-a great little mini tripod (I can bend it to what I want it to be).