Top 50 Accessories

Lee Filters Field Pouch

• www.leefilters.com • £38

Keeping all your filters safely in one place is a good idea, to prevent any getting damaged or lost. The Lee Filters field pouch is one of the best examples and its lid covers the entire pouch to prevent inclement weather reaching your kit. It's big enough to hold 100x150mm graduated filters and stores up to ten filters. If you'd like to store your filter holder and adapter rings, note that a couple of compartments will need to be sacrificed. It has a strap to sling it over your shoulder and also comes in a sand/ tan colour. It would be a perfect gift for any serious photographer working with 100x100mm or 100x150mm filters.

Manfrotto Xume magnetic filter adapters

• www.manfrotto.co.uk • £9.95-£42.90

This adapter system comprises a magnetised ring that screws onto the front of the lens, and a steel adapter that screws onto the back of a filter. This allows the filter to be attached to or detached from your lens instantly by the force of magnetism. If you've ever spent a freezing winter morning fumbling around trying to screw a circular polariser or ND filter into your lens, the attraction should be obvious. There's a risk of vignetting with wideangle lenses, but aside from that the system works really well.

Rogue FlashBender 2 XL Pro

• www.rogueflash.com • £95

The Rogue FlashBender 2 XL Pro is an all-round solution that can modify light in a number of ways. It can be used as a white reflector panel, softbox and stripbox with grid and packs down into a shallow carry case. The FlashBender is made up of a main reflector panel that secures to a flashgun. The other attachments can be secured to the front with Velcro, so it's very simple to use. The downside is the flash head has to be aiming upwards with the Rogue attached by its secure strap. This is fine indoors or in calm outdoor conditions.

Artisan Obscura Soft releases

• www.artisanobscura.com • $30

A soft shutter release is designed to improve the feel of your camera's shutter button. Artisan Obscura specialises in