What Essential Goodies to Have?

lorenbrothers

Senior Member
I really didn't know a good place to post this ... thought I'd try here. This section doesn't get much traffic; maybe it's because D810 users already know everything or maybe nobody owns a D810! LOL ;)

I'm soon to be getting a D810 package w/ 3 lenses, tripod, ball head, vest, and bag. (see my Howdy post for the full list: http://nikonites.com/new-member-introductions/33831-hi-north-cascades-2.html#axzz3ravf35Cr )

My question here is: what might you consider to be "MUST HAVE" accessories for this D810 camera? I won't be doing studio or video work. Mostly outdoors landscape stuff. As suggestions are posted I'll tag them onto this starting post here.

Let's keep it 'poor man' realistic though. LOL

Thanks


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MONEY -- That's a good idea! Every photographer should have some laying around!
MEM CARDS & SPARE BATTERIES --
RAIN COVER --
REMOTE SHUTTER RELEASE --
POLARIZING FILTER --
600 mm LENS -- We'll let that slide for a while.
GRIP --
FLASH --
AFTERMARKET STRAP --
CLEANING KIT --
 
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nikonpup

Senior Member
spare memory cards/batteries. for a wet side shooter a rain cover. remote shutter release. tamron 150-600mm lens. cp filter, get one for largest lens, then stepup rings for other lens. spare money to pay the taxes on your goodies. :) enjoy.
 

lorenbrothers

Senior Member
"nikonpup" referred to a "remote shutter release" but he didn't get very specific. While browsing on Amazon I came across this item which appears to be identical to the Nikon OEM MC-36A Multi-Function Remote Cord at mere 1/10th the price. I could definitely use something like this with my D810? Sounds cool to me!

Amazon.com : Neewer Digital Intervalometer Timer Remote Control EZA-N1 For Nikon D2, D2H, D2Hs, D1x, D1h, D1, D2x, D2Xs, D200, D300, D3, D3X, D3S, D4s D4 D2HS, D300S, D700, D810 D800 D800E, F5, F6, F100, F90, F90x : Camera & Photo
 

Bill16

Senior Member
I highly agree with a lot of the recommendations, but especially the good to great tripod and ball head for landscape photography!
I'm going to try my hand at it too when I can, and I highly recommend buying a very stable tripod and ball head! I have a Gitzo carbon fiber tripod and an ARCA SWISS Z1 ball head for outdoor photography $1,000.00,and a Gitzo aluminium tripod with ARCA SWISS B1 ball head for studio work when I get a studio setup $600.00-$700.00! They are awesome and I love them! But they are expensive and took me a while to get each item, and you might not have the time to wait, or budget for high end tripods when there are more affordable versions out there! :)

Others can fill you in better than I can about which tripods and balls that are more affordable that are best for your needs! :)

Great call Grandpa's buddy!:)


A good tripod and head.
 

nikonpup

Senior Member
go to "b & h" web site find d810 page click on accessories. There will be a long list of categories for different accessories. Most of my purchases have been with b & h. If i get into seattle i like kenmore camera and glazier. The savings on taxes and gas/shipping make b & h my main choice.
 

Chubby

Senior Member
I would go with extra batteries and SD cards, fast ones for sure and Yes NIKONPUP the taxes in WA state suck, I bought my D7100 body at Kenmore camera and eveything else online because of the almost 10% tax rate.
 
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SkvLTD

Senior Member
Besides like 2x GOOD 32gb cards and at LEAST 1 spare battery, only whatever you need to shoot whatever it is that you shoot. If you do water/sky/cars - a good CPL is a must, otherwise not terribly useful over say ND, which again has a very specific purpose.

Remote you can get a cheap 3$ IR one, not really a factor unless you shoot long exposures + tripod in this case.

I got plenty of extras in my bag for those "if" situations I haven't experienced all that much.
 

D200freak

Senior Member
Battery grip and extra batteries. Extra memory cards, too. When you're out of memory or battery power, you're done for the day.

I would avoid the temptation to buy memory cards that are excessively large. That means that the loss of a card, or damage to it, means you lose more of your work.

I run a 64 GB SD card and a generous handful of 4 GB CF cards, set up so that any overflow goes to the SD card. But the CF cards are my primary storage and I have something like 80 of them and usually carry a small pouch containing ten formatted empty ones on my sling.

I'd definitely recommend a total of 4 charged batteries as the minimum. They're small and light, so stack 'em deep!

If you're going to use the flash a lot, double the number of batteries you plan to carry.

Get a comfortable strap/carry system. At the end of a long day your gear will be a lot heavier than it was in the morning. Or you'd swear to it, anyway.
 
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