Recommended Camera Accessories
For most digital reflex cameras a wide range of accessories is available. Some of them are a must have for an expensive camera:
- Extra battery: Usually the standard battery of a digital reflex camera has enough capacity to last for a few hundred of recordings. But when you’re on a trip it is much more relaxed if you don’t have to worry about recharging the battery of your camera. You might even go to places where it is not possible to use a charger.
- Protection foil for the lcd screen. This is a very thin layer of anti scratch plastic which will prevent damage to the lcd screen.
- Lens filter: There usually is a choice between a clear or a UV filters. The clear filter filters no incoming light and is used only for protection of the lens. A UV filter is used to filter out ultraviolet light, which causes haziness of images. UV filters are also transparant, at least for visible light, and can be kept on the lens almost all of the time.
- Lens shade: With some cameras it is part of the standard package, but sometimes it has to be bought as an extra accessory. If it is used the images will be clearer and have more contrast.
- Camera bag or back pack: After spending a small fortune on a camera, you don’t want it to damage or get full of dust. For a lot of cameras there is a special produced bag available, but you might want to check out the special photo back packs. Most back packs have a separate camera compartment which has extra foam padding and a large compartment which is for general use. The bags have special weather flaps for protection.
-Books: It sounds over the top but an instruction manual is only telling you what adjustments to make on the settings. It is never explaining why this has to be done. If you buy a book specially written for the brand of your camera, you will be able to use your new digital reflex camera to the max.

