so lius Media Group decided to go on a big group trip to Mexico and I thought I
would go over a few of the handy accessories I take with me everywhere I
bring a camera as either a Justus in case item or something I cannot travel
without so here is Handy Tech under 100 travel
edition first up we have the black widow spider holster this is my favorite way
to carry the Stills camera I bring with me everywhere the Fujifilm
x100t how it works is you attach the mini ball joint to the 1 quarter2 thread
at the bottom of your camera then you simply Slide the ball joint into the
holster as it clicks into place the holster conveniently slips onto most
belts but if your belt is too big for some reason you can always use the
included belt in the kit the kit I got also came with a soft pad that goes
under your camera so when you're walking around it isn't hitting your jeans or
pants and potentially scratching your camera so getting into usage you simply
push that on the red lever on the left of the Black Widow pull your camera out
take your shots and slide it right back in this has really simplified the way I
travel with a camera for Stills I had this with me on a recent trip to Japan
and it was particularly nice to always have a camera with me without carrying
it in my hands or in a large backpack
and had my camera been in a backpack all the time I would have missed many
opportunities to take a good photo you might be thinking well why wouldn't you
just use a strap most cameras come with them for free well personally I find
find included camera straps intrusive when moving around since they are not
secured close to your body which can lead to them accidentally hitting
something as you're walking falling forward when you're trying to tie your
shoes or just getting in your way when you're shooting if you happen to have to
take it off your neck for a shot which I have done many times in the past when
using a neck strap so for me the Black Widow is a great solution to have an
easy handsfree way to carry your camera around everywhere you go I was able to
go from taking pictures of everyone ziplining in Mexico to going across
myself with zero hassle in between and that is the best thing you can ask of a
carrying solution for your camera something that doesn't slow you down but
also doesn't keep you from missing a shot as it happens next up we have the
zoom quick release adapters I've used these countless times in the past and
they have saved me a lot of time traditional lens filters are threaded to
screw onto the front of your lens the zoom adapters however are taking a
different two-part approach the first part screws onto the back of the filter
that you want to use the second part screws onto the lens where your filter
would usually screw into then thanks to the magic of wonderful magnets your
filter becomes incredibly easy to take on and off I have legitimately gotten
shots I would not have gotten if I had taken the time to screw on ND filters
onto the lens while something was happening the magnets on the filters are
also surprisingly strong so you don't have to worry about them falling off if
you're moving quickly the adapters come in varying filter and lens sizes from 49
mm up to 82 mm which will fit most standard photography lenses moving on on
to perhaps my favorite small camera accessory of all time this little quick
release I found on eBay I'm always looking for ways to save time while
making videos and these have saved me plenty of time over the years if you
ever make use of external monitors tiny LED lights or on camera microphones
youve probably used a friction ARM like this one usually what you have to do
with these friction arms is find a point on your rig screw it all the way in then
doing the same with whatever add-on you're using on the other end this is
both an an and slow process so these
little quick release plates take the place of screwing into a mounting point
on your camera setup first you put the receiving end on your rig then you take
the other end and put it on the ARM or some other quarter2 thread that you want
to use the result is something that is far faster to add to your rig and take
off when needed I have these little guys on every external monitor we have in the
office and it has made things much faster when switching through setups
moving on to the full disclosure section of Handy Tech videos which is pretty
simple since all the items included were purchased by me for my personal use or
for use around the office the spider holster is from Amazon the quick release
plates are from eBay and the zoom adapters are from B&H Photo speaking of
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