Top 50 accessories

Under £50

VSGO Imp

● £13.50 ● www.vsgophoto.com

Bulb air blowers are invaluable for keeping your camera’s sensor clean of dust, which will otherwise leave unsightly blobs on your images. This 10cm tall version is a particularly fine example. It filters the air that it draws into the bulb and employs a soft silicone tip that won’t damage your sensor. A weighted base means that it always stands upright, which also helps keep the tip clean.

NiSi Clever Cleaner for square filters

● £7 ● www.nisioptics.co.uk

If you’re a regular user of square filters, you’ll know how it easy it is to get them covered in fingerprints. This handy device has a rectangular felt cleaning pad, to help keep their surfaces clean and in perfect condition. Packed up it will slip easily into your bag.

Official Exclusive Pin Badges

● £10 ● officialexclusive.com

Celebrate classic cameras, old and new, with these attractive enamel pin badges. The extensive range covers cameras of all vintages. No matter what type or brand of camera you’d like to celebrate, there’s sure to be something here for everyone.

Ilford Simplicity Starter Kit

● £15 ● www.ilfordphoto.com

If you’ve acquired the bug for shooting with black & white film, this kit contains all the chemicals you need to start out with home developing. All you need is a developing tank and a measuring jug. It includes sachets of Ilfosol developer, stop bath, and fixer, each of which dilute to a 600ml solution; sufficient for two rolls of 35mm film, or one of 120. There’s also wetting agent for streak-free drying of negatives. The instructions are clear and simple, the process is straightforward and most importantly, the results are impressive.

Petzl Zipka

● £30 ● www.petzl.com

For shooting at night-time or in low light, a head torch can be really useful. This particular model is super-compact and fits easily into a pocket, thanks to its retracting headband design. It provides three brightness settings up to an impressive maximum of 300 lumens, complemented by a low-intensity red LED that lets you operate your camera without messing up your night vision. It’s powered by three AAA batteries or an optional rechargeable Li-ion pack. If you’d prefer a conventional headband, look at the Tikka model instead.

Ulanzi ST-03 phone clamp

● £21 ● www.amazon.co.uk

Smartphone cameras now offer impressive quality, thanks to their high-powered processors and sophisticated computational imaging tricks. Most of the time you’ll use them handheld, but sometimes it makes sense to put them on a tripod. This neatly designed clamp opens to 10cm using a screw mechanism, which means it will accommodate most devices without exerting excess pressure. It fits directly to tripods with Arca Swiss