PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR GUIDE: STILL ACCESSORIES
PocketWizard Plus III Transceiver Radio Slaves
I shoot nearly everything with strobes, so I use these to sync it all up. I’ve been using Pocket Wizard since they first came out in the days of Pong. The newest version III are a great update – smaller more ergonomic – which explains why they can’t keep em on the shelves. (For older Sony cameras with the Minolta shoe, use these with a Sony Auto-Lock Shoe Adapter)
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PocketWizard X Transceiver Radio Slaves
If you don’t need that many channels, you can save a few dollars with their scaled-down version, PocketWizard X Transceiver Radio Slaves which off 10 Channels including classic channels 1-4 plus 5-10 low-traffic channels.
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Sony ADPAMA Shoe Adapter
The Sony Auto-Lock Shoe Adapter adapts a Sony Alpha auto-lock-type hot shoe to accept multi-interface shoe-type accessories. This adapter expands accessory compatibility by allowing use of standard hot shoe flashes and accessories, as well as those specifically designed to make use of the multi-interface design.
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Sekonic L-358 Flash Meter
LCDs are great for visualizing the scene and your histogram shows whether you’re clipping highlight or shadows. But a flash meter will tell you where it’s falling. If you’ve got F11 on the face an want the light to fall off a stop at the chest – a flash meter will tell you that without all the trial-and-error.
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Sony 32GB SDHC UHS-1 Memory Card
These are my SDHC cards of choice. Great high-speed high-performance SDHC class 10 card lets you shoot fast bursts without slow-down for buffering.
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Sony 64gb SDXC 10 UHS-1 Memory Card
If you plan to shoot video with Sony A7S you may wish to get the larger 64gb SDXC 10 UHS-1 cards to access XAVC S video format plus the 64gb size is great when shooting video.
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SD Card Cases
Nothing’s worse than searching around your camera bag trying to find a tiny SD card. Delkin Secure Digital card cases or Vidpro Power 2000 SD Memory Card Cases can make quick order out of that chaos. To better keep track of which cards I’ve shot, I turn the cards face down once I’ve used them.
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SanDisk 32GB Extreme Pro Compact Flash Memory Card
My CF memory cards of choice – these top the charts for both performance and reliability. The 16GB cards are a great choice for stills, but for shooting video, I’d go with the 32Gb.
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SanDisk 16GB Extreme Pro Compact Flash Memory Card
My CF memory cards of choice – these top the charts for both performance and reliability. The 16GB cards are a great choice for stills, but for shooting video, I’d go with the 32Gb.
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Gepe Extreme Card Safe for Compact Flash Memory Cards
I’ve always got 3 or 4 of these cards safes from Gepe on every shoot. They’re just the right size to slip in a pocket and you never have to worry about a card being damaged. After shooting each card I turn it face down so I know it’s been used.
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Sony RMT-DSLR2 Wireless Remote Control
Sony RMT-DSLR2 wireless remote commander allows a hands-off approach to triggering a tripod-mounted camera or achieving extra-long exposure times by sending an infrared signal to the camera’s remote port, ensuring that you don’t shake the camera as you fire it.
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Sony RM-VPR1 Remote Control
Sony RM-VPR1 remote control with multi-terminal cable allows you to trigger long exposures without touching your camera including the ability to zoom with power zoom lenses.
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2.5mm Stereo to Sony Multi-terminal Remote Connecting Cord
This cord will allow you to trigger Sony cameras with a Multi-terminal Remote port using PocketWizards or other remotes or interval timers with a 2.5mm mini-stereo port.
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