Top 30 list of accesories for your camera
You got the cam. What are the coolest accessories for it?

Here it is our alphabetical wish list to Pimp Our Cam:

Bag. Top issue. You need a comfortable, resistant and well-padded camera bag. Backpack? Shoulder? Belt? Mini? Maxi? Ultra-rugged? That’s up to your particular needs.

Books. It’s easy to forget it: the main source of knowledge the human kind has developed (Internet aside) is books. What’s the kind of photography that you enjoy? Check your local bookstore, take a look at online booksellers, and pay a visit to your local library. Read! >>Check this useful 10 books list.

Blower. Dust is your number one enemy. A Bulb blower is a basic accessory, inexpensive and useful.

Batteries. Nobody has enough power, and that’s true. Buy spare batteries, especially if they’re proprietary.

Battery Grip. It depends on your kind of cam. If you own a dSLR (or several), this is a good accessory and definitely will Pimp Your Cam immediately, specially if it is a Rebel XT or XTI

Card (memory). No matter how big or small, you’ll need many of these. Prefer fast, reliable cards.

Computer. PC or Mac? It’s up to you. But you’ll need a good computer to manage, develop and share your art. How good is your computer?

Conversion lenses & adapters. From dSLR to advanced cameras (like the S3 or S5, G7 or G9), if your camera accepts adapters and converters, check them.
>> We have a review of adapters and conversion lenses for the S3-S5.

Card reader. Don’t waste your battery; use a high-speed card reader.

Cleaning Stuff. It’s important to maintain your camera and equipment shinning. Check for the different kits for cleaning your camera and lenses.

DVDs. If you decide to backup your files in DVD, you’ll need plenty of them.

Frame (digital photo frame). They seem to be quite popular these days.

Filters. UV and Circular Polarizer filters are an inexpensive, yet useful accessory.

Flash. From a studio system to an external flash, these are one top way to pimp your camera and your images.

Hard Drive. An external hard drive is really useful to backup your data and to store those thousands of photos, songs, videos and everything in your digital life.

Insurance. We don’t want to see the day when we say to you “we told you...”

Label generator. Use it to mark battery chargers and other accessories.

LCD protector. Your LCD monitor is the most fragile part of your camera. Take good care of it and protect it with a transparent film. PDA’s protecting transparent film is a good alternative.

Lens. As many as you can! All of them! Get crazy! That’s what dSLR is all about! Check our section >>Lens Talk, you’ll enjoy it for sure.

Lens cap. They are inexpensive and protect your glass.

Lens case. The L lens includes nice leather cases. You may want some for your glasses.

Lens hood. Avoid the flare of light; always buy the lens hood with your new glass.

Monopod. Light and easier to carry than a tripod yet less stable, a real lifesaver.

Printer. Mini, portable, professional. Yes, the ink and paper seems to be more expensive, but check how much do the photo-lab guys charge to you and compare the final cost of printing yourself. Also, you’ll have much more control of your images on paper.

Remote release. Great for low light photography and long exposures.

Sensor cleaning kit. If you dare, buy a sensor cleaning kit.

Software. Choose the image editor that suits your needs: Picasa, iPhoto, Lightroom, Aperture, PhotoPaint, PhotoShop. You name it, but get one.

Storage Devices. We’ve mentioned before hard disks and memory cards. With storage devices we are referring to other kind of gadgets that allow you to manage your photos. They’re great for traveling.

Strap (neck strap). If you haven’t notice, the strap included with your dSLR is a shoulder strap. Find a nice neck strap.

Training. Why don’t your pimp your photos with some lessons?

Tripod (full size, tabletop). From a tabletop tripod, a gorilla tripod or a full size tripod you need a good one, and we don’t mean a $30 tripod but a professional one.