Christmas 2016: Your favorite $50 or less photo gift ideas

[scottburgess]

All I want for Christmas is my two great whites.

However, at $9k+ each, a more realistic price range is under $50. So I need to fill out my wish lists, as many of you do too. What are some of the best gear pieces you have in this price range? Please share!

Scott

 

[lion rock]

Great whites, too, of course! 8)
But, my finance minister vetoes such expenditure. :'(
My modest one is several "Rogue Indicator Battery Pouches" to manage my Eneloops and LP-E6s.
And those are a start. ;D
-r

 

[Loswr]

Datacolor SpyderCube. A great RAW exposure calibrator, and at this time of year is also makes a great tree ornament.

 

[slclick]

Rocket Blower
CFast Card Reader
Think Tank accessory bags
Spare Batteries
Strobe Modifiers
Film
Scissors
Print marking pens
Fracture print

These are just thoughts, I have no wishlist.

 

[unfocused]

Great thread. Lookinjg forward to seeing what ideas people have.

On my wishlist is a really warm pair of thin gloves, thin enough to wear while shooting. I suspect thin and warm are mutually exclusive, but if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear about them.

Ideas? Books. Books are still the best way to look at photos. Everyone serious photographer should have Robert Frank's The Americans. Other great ones are:

Edward Weston, 125 Photographs; Paul Strand, 60 Years of Photographs; The Photographer's Eye (the real one by John Szarkowski, not the one by some other guy); Why People Photograph and/or Beauty in Photography, both by Robert Adams; The Nature of Photographs by Stephen Shore; Naomi Rosenblum's A World History of Photography; Photography After Frank, Essays by Philip Gefter; The Ongoing Moment by Geoff Dyer; Susan Sontag's On Photography, and Group FG.64 by Mary Street Alinder. Just a few great reads.

 

[BeenThere]

To give a photo gift, try a framed print of one of your great images!

 

[TeT]

On my wishlist is a really warm pair of thin gloves, thin enough to wear while shooting. I suspect thin and warm are mutually exclusive, but if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear about them.

Take a look at these. I own a pair of LowePro gloves, though mine look to be an older design. They work well and allow camera control.
https://www.amazon.com/Lowepro-Gloves-black-Lycra-Thermax/dp/B0000AE6C7

Have you considered glove liners?

https://www.amazon.com/Terramar-Adult-Thermasilk-Glove-Medium/dp/B000V5DB1E/ref=sr_1_1?s=sporting-goods&ie=UTF8&qid=1480289661&sr=1-1&keywords=thin+gloves

 

[AJ]

Coming in slightly above 50 bucks:
https://store.usgs.gov/pass/index.html

 

[timmy_650]

Itunes gift cards for Apps or some Apps you can buy for someone else.
Lens caps are nice if you haven't upgraded to the pinch model.
More memory cards or thumb drives, I am always giving mine away to family/ friends who want pictures I took.
Headlamps with red light.

 

[Ozarker]

All I want for Christmas is my two great whites.

However, at $9k+ each, a more realistic price range is under $50. So I need to fill out my wish lists, as many of you do too. What are some of the best gear pieces you have in this price range? Please share!

Scott

Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendar and a soft pair of tube socks.

 

[slclick]

4 boxes of Ektar 100 plus shipping.

 

[Jopa]

A half of a hundred dollars bill?