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What's your top tips for anything photo related? Cameras, tripods, lights, lenses, everything.
There's been similar threads before, but there's new people and new ideas so would like to start another one.
I put a strip of double-sided sticky tape in each lens (base) and body cap, believing it will trap dust. Don't know if it works but it makes me feel better.
I always save bags of Silica Gel from packaging and distribute them round my camera bag. Wouldn't save me in a flood, but might do some good.
If you know there have already been good threads like this, why not just go and post in one of them to make it active again? LIKE THIS ONE0
Quote: Cameras, tripods, lights, lenses, everything
Fair does - makes me luagh how you point that out to me and then by rereading your first post you state "everything" lol!
Heres my first one:
When going on a shoot where Im gunna be taking photos with spray of water/dirt near my camera I always get a re-sealable food bag. Cut a hole in the front for you lens and put an elestic band around it to stop it moving, thens eal it around your neck strap leving the two ends open for your index fingers.
Once forgot my beanbag. Nipped into Safeway and bought a bag of long grain rice, worked just as good!
Bungee cords for lashing the monopod to an immovable object for very long exposures.
Chris, take a look at amazon (disclaimer:other book retailers are available 
), they have a paperback book of the BBC2 Trade secrets series. Take a look at the index pages, there are a fair few pages on photography.
My top tip has to be leave the kids, dog, husband and phone at home... a tide guide and a spare pair of socks usually come in handy too.
Amanda.
Slightly obscure...but a tip I saw in a motorbike mag recently about backpack bags...never zip up both sides to meet at the top/middle, always zip one right around to a side/bottom position.. Wind pressure has caused many a backpack to gradually unzip itself and spread the bag's contents in your wake...
(obviously this will only apply to a few readers...!!)
Kevin.
Quote: never zip up both sides to meet at the top/middle
I learnt that lesson a good while back ... wondered why the dog kept walking back down the beach and sitting down .. D70 face down on the rocks - bag wide open on my back .. 
That was just strolling not biking!
Baby wipes clean just about anything off anything. Especially good for salt encusted filters and lens front elements. Follow up with a dry microfibre cloth.
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