Photography Goodies In the Mail

More of the goodies I ordered from amazon.com came today, some by mail, some by carrier. I love getting packages!

I ordered a bunch of stuff at the end of last week for our upcoming cruise. Jeep Dad's employer is especially pleased with him, so we were given a three day, four night cruise in the Caribbean! I'm getting pretty excited about the whole thing, and am looking forward to taking tons of pictures.

I'm enrolled in an online photography course through the local community college, and what I've been learning there has helped me choose better accessories and tools for this trip; things like a good camera bag, and filters that will help with the sun's glare. The filters took some research, because my camera's lens extends a couple inches out from the camera when you turn it on, and retracts when it's off. There was no means to attach filters or other lenses, so I was a little disappointed until I came across this adapter. It is made by Olympus (my camera's manufacturer) and is a tube that screws into threads that I never even saw on the inside of the outer tube that houses the retractable lens. This adapter makes the opening a more standard size, and puts the filter at the end of the reach of the lens when it sticks out. Awesome little tool that will very much put off my search for another camera! I also managed to pick up a set of three filters (haven't arrived yet), two spare rechargeable batteries and a 2GB xD card. I'm hoping to have lots of great pictures to show off to the class (and this blog) when I get back!