Continuing my , I wanted to show you guys the accessories that I think work best with this awesome little camera. You can either do it using the Canon Camera Connect smartphone app, or you can use the BR-E1 remote. The Camera Connect app works ok, but it takes much longer to use than simply pulling this tiny remote from your bag and pressing the button. Conveniently, the remote also has a switch on it to set a 2-second delay. Possibly related to electronic interference from other surrounding devices. I like it though! I did some digging around and found the Wasabi Power LP-E12s to be the best solution. For less than half the price of a single Canon LP-E12, you can get 2 Wasabi Power batteries AND a charger that works in a car or off mains AC voltage. Seriously, less than half the cost of a single Canon branded battery! Not only are they that much cheaper, but they also last longer. The Wasabi battery is 1100mAh, where the Canon one is only 875mAh. One of my primary uses of the camera is content generation for my blog posts, email newsletter and social media accounts. I needed a case for all my spare LP-E12 batteries, and I found the perfect solution in the form of the MindShift Gear GP2 case. It was originally designed to be used for GoPro batteries, but as it happens, the LP-E12 is almost exactly the same size. As it happens, one of the free gift options is this very same battery case. More details on this promotion can be found Peak Design Slide Lite Camera Strap The skinny little camera strap that comes with the M50 is garbage. For a long time, my go-to choice for straps have been the Peak Design straps. I have a big selection of them so I have been testing them out for a few weeks to see which one feels right. The is the winner for me, particularly in the grey colour that you see in the above photo. I think it looks awesome, and the quick adjust buckles are super smooth. If you use this new mount, along with one of the standard strap lugs on the M50, the camera hangs in a much better way. It keeps the lens pointing downwards and out of the way when moving around through a crowd, as well as keeping the weight closer to your body and hence reducing the bouncing that can sometimes happen as you walk along with a camera over your shoulder. Just click the button to reveal it. Expert Shield Screen Protector I resisted putting screen protectors on my cameras for over a decade, but then I tested one from Expert Shield once, and I was totally sold on them and have been buying them for all my cameras ever since. Two things surprised me about them: Firstly it was actually really simple to get them onto the camera without getting bubbles in them, and secondly, you just forget they are even there with the Crystal Clear versions. Paktowl Personal — Face Size Yep, Really! Ok this might seem like a bit of a curve ball, but bare with me here. Quite by accident, I discovered that these things are the absolute best LCD screen and lens wipes that you can buy. The Paktowl deals with it brilliantly, and the ultra-absorbent material will soak up rain and water off your camera in a split second. The moment I discovered how awesome these are, I bought one for every camera bag I own. Touch screens such as the one on the M50 are great, but they definitely get greasier and dirtier than I have been previously used to. I have other camera with touchscreens, but they are mainly used for navigation. The M50 uses the touchscreen to enable many of the awesome Dual Pixel AF focus features, so you end up having your dirty mitts all over it on a daily basis. Peak Design Capture V3 The had a redesign in 2018 and they shaved a ton of weight off it. Best placed on your backpack strap. As a system, the previously mentioned Slide Lite strap works really well with the Capture because the Slide Lite has a quick release mechanism that allows it to be removed from the camera in just a couple of seconds. Photo to show the Peak Design Capture V3 plate not interfering with the battery door. Just click the button to reveal it. UniqBall iQuick Plate I love the functionality of an , but many of them are quite bulky and that negates some of the benefits of an APS-C mirrorless system. For the M50 I have been using an interesting solution to this from the European Company, UniqBall. Personally I think the red version looks great, but you can get it in black too, if you wan to keep things stealthy. ProGrade SD Cards I used to use and recommend the Lexar SD cards after I had some excellent customer service experience with them. I was therefore excited to see a new memory card company pop onto the scene called ProGrade, that was built up from the ashes of the old Lexar company by many of the same people. They hold all the same values, and have set about creating a brand that produces incredibly high performing and robust memory cards that get tested far more than other brands before passing into the supply chain. You might think that all the testing they go through would make them expensive, but actually they are much cheaper than equivalent top-end cards from Lexar and Sandisk. These guys mean business! Stacking filters can cause vignetting, so having a lower profile all-in-one solution is great. Combining both things into a single filter means you get the , along with the ability to blur clouds and water in your landscape images. The super wide strap at the top of the bag fells comfortable all day with a small mirrorless setup like the M50. The rugged and water repellant materials are also really confidence inducing, whether hiking or just walking around a city. I have considered pairing a backpack with the M50, but in the end I just find that they are all a bit too big for my needs. The idea of the M50, for me, was to have a nice portable setup. The PhotoCross 10 compliments this idea nicely. I waited a long time for an ultra-wide lens, and when Laowa announced the , it was actually one of the things that pushed me into the decision to buy this camera. The field of view is equivalent to a 14mm lens in full-frame terms, so this thing is WIDE! Did you find this post useful and interesting? The best way to say thanks is to use the product links in the post when you make your purchases. I may make a small commission when you do this, and that helps to keep the site running. There are two other options for remote triggering the M50 camera. First you can use the remote flash triggers as a remote. I have tested this with the Yongnuo remote flash trigger and it works regardless of whether the flash is present or on. Connect the YN622c-TX to the camera using the hot shoe. Then take the YN622C, and make sure it is set to the same channel. Press the test button on the YN622C. That will trigger the camera shutter with about a one second delay. Can you explain why you nagated to mention in your article that the peak design baseplates block the battery door on the M50? I have all of the plates and the only way to make them compatible with the camera is by using a cage. Perhaps you just put these in because of the affiliate link money? The plate for the recommended Capture Clip V3 works absolutely fine. I have added a photo to the article as proof. You probably have old plates, but I clearly mention the V3 Capture in this post and point to a review of that one. If you have old plates from an old Capture Clip, they sell the new ones on their own. 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