The recent spike in the popularity of DSLRs’ has brought on a whole new wave manufacturers providing a seemingly endless supply of new accessories. It can get quite confusing trying to figure out which accessories are right for your own arsenal. Here’s five interestingly awesome DSLR products that probably aren’t on your wish list; at least not yet..

5.

Lens Cup:

This is the 24-105mm Lens Cup/ Mug. Originally given out to the photographers at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics as a novelty gift, demand for this product has been so high that recently production was reissued. Even Nikon is getting in on the mugging with their 24-70mm version. When the lid is on the cups look almost identical to the actual lenses. There’s also a Canon 70-200 f/4 ( of course the aperture matters!) mug and probably more to come. A few months back you could only get these from the original recipients themselves and a few copy cats out of Hong Kong. Now they’re available all over the internet and I’ve even seen them at Samy’s Camera ( southern California).

4.

Sound Blimp:

A Sound Blimp or Blimp is basically a full body silencer for your DSLR. Blimps were invented a few decades back for use on film sets and television productions to neutralize any sound the camera shutter might make, enabling photographers to position themselves freely around the set without tainting any audio. The Blimp pictured above is home made, any they often are due to extremely high cost from the lack of manufactures. Modern Blimps are filled with soundproofing material and can be lined with led and covered with leather to ensure complete silence for more modern DSLRs that have louder shutters than their predecessors.

Photo Credit: Sarah Boland @ http://sarahbolandphotography.wordpress.com/

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