Photography stocking stuffers!

[TheKingInYellow]

With Halloween behind us, the Christmas marketing onslaught has begun...

My wife asked me today what I would like in my stocking. Like a lot of families, we really don't buy 'gifts' for each other, those are pretty much all for the kids. We do, however, do stockings, and I admit I'm drawing a blank.

So, by my definition, a stocking stuffer is something relatively small, and under $20 or so. I already have an Omnibounce for my 580EX II, and a cable shutter release, so those are out of the running.

Any other photography stocking stuffers you can think of?

[SusanH1970]

Extra batteries, memory cards, gift card to B&H....

[Murtasma]

Extra Lens Caps, Lens Pen, Memory Card Holders, Optical Slave, 3rd party camera neck strap

[TheKingInYellow]

What is an optical slave?

[Daoust]

And while you're at it, what's a third party neck strap?

[handerson2005]

What about a wireless remote? We've found a few around the $30 range (I know that's a little higher, maybe it would count as 2 of your stocking stuffers? )

[dakwegmo]

You can get lots of light modifiers (diffusion domes, bounce cards, etc. for around $20).

Originally Posted by TheKingInYellow

What is an optical slave?

A flash trigger that fires when it senses other flashes going off.

Originally Posted by Daoust

And while you're at it, what's a third party neck strap?

A neck strap made by someone other than the camera maker or the camera owner.

[TheKingInYellow]

Lots of good ideas here so far...

I'll have to point her to this thread so she can follow along with the suggestions!

[Mr Guy]

At the risk of sounding pervy, $20 to $50 would buy me an awful lot of frilly things to photograph my SO in.

There's also quite a few books everyone ought have if they don't:

Light: Science and Magic
Understanding Exposure

[TheKingInYellow]

Originally Posted by Mr Guy

At the risk of sounding pervy, $20 to $50 would buy me an awful lot of frilly things to photograph my SO in.

Ah yes, but my good lady wife would not be quite so flexible on that subject...