Holiday Season Gift Idea List – 2009
It is the holiday season and many of you are searching for the perfect gift for a fellow photographer. Here are some ideas from ChobeSafari:
Since every photographer has a different lens and body set, I will not make any suggestions on this front, but will focus on gifts any photographer should enjoy. Some are very small and inexpensive, some will cost a bit more. I have personally examined all of the items listed and can attest to their value in photography and life. Here are links:
- Books/CD/DVD/Calendars
- Africa – coffee table book by Michael Poliza – $348
- Safari Companion – book by Richard Estes – $20
- Scott Kelby’s 7 point System for Photoshop CS3 – good book for improving photoshop skils – $32
- National Audubon Society Field Guide to African Wildlife – book – $17
- Art Wolfe’s Travels to the Edge – first two seasons on DVD’s from excellent photo/travel PBS Series – $130
- The Complete National Geographic – CD disc set with every issue published – $40
- Planet Earth – DVD series (fantastic in Blu-ray) – $41
- Birdlife Botswana Calendar – $15 to 25 depending on size
- Traditional Music of Botswana – music CD – $19
- Camera equipment and accessories
- Gura Gear Kiboko Camera Bag – THE bag for someone with 500mm or similar dimension lens – $399
- ura Gear Kiboko Camera Bag – THE bag for someone with 500mm or similar dimension lens – $399
- Hoodman Hood Loupe – to see the LCD screen in bright light – $80
- Giatto Rocket Blower – $13
- Lens Pen – $10
- Microfiber clothes – gray if possible as this can double to set white balance – $3
- Amod GPS Tracker – $65
- Petzl E49P TacTikka Plus 4-LED Headlamp – great for night and early morning photography -$36
- Badger Beanbag – ~$40 depending on exchange
- SanDisk 16 Gb Extreme III Compact Flash – memory card (you can never have too much and files are always getting bigger) – $92