Buying your first DSLR - what else do you need?

[Marko]

Thanks again masp - I blogged it here 29 other things to buy after your first DSLR

[kkjensen]

The lens pen seems pretty durable for sure. The lens cleaning nib thing looks like it would take a long long time to wear out and turning the cap a bit after each use is supposed to refresh the nib thing. The brush thing is cool cuz it retracts into the pen after use. You can just shake the bristles on something to get rid of the dust you remove. I've only been using it a short while so I can't talk long term but so far seems like a good product.

I've used a lens pen for a few years and had great results. Since it's a 'dry' polisher I don't know how it would affect nanocoated lenses (which I don't own any).

btw: lenspens are not lipstick. I walked into a room with my bag unloaded on the living room floor and my 1 year old daughter had black gunk all over her face. Baby 1, lenspen 0. Next!

[masp]

Thanks again masp - I blogged it here 29 other things to buy after your first DSLR

Ah neat. Maybe you can do a podcast on the subject if there's time.