Photography "Wish List"

With an upcoming trip to the Bahamas looming in a few months, I've been pestering my photography mates about what kind of equipment and/or accessories would be great to have on my island adventures.  Here's a short list of some of the suggestions offered:

My Travel Photography Wish List:

#1 A spare camera battery - I currently only have one camera battery.  Having a spare would obviously eliminate the photo taking down-time while waiting to recharge my sole battery. [CHECK]

#2 A new SD memory card.  Recommended brand name was SanDisk.  Class 4 SD HC card of at least a 4 or 8 GB capacity.  [CHECK]

#3 A Tripod - this is gonna be my big ticket item and a MUST buy for me.  My coworker suggested a brand of tripods that have great quality for a low price = Fancier.  He also suggested I make sure to get a Ball Head tripod so there is greater flexibility on shooting angles.  He said to look for a locking mechanism on the legs that snaps instead of rotates to control the height of the tripod's legs.  His final suggestion was to buy the tripod that does not have connected legs so you have a greater number of possible distances the legs can be distributed, as you never know exactly what you'll have available to use as a base for your tripod.

Update on #3 - Purchased my Fancier tripod (FT-535T) w/ ball head (FT-6693AH) yesterday!  Hopefully I got a great deal on them, paid $150 for both.  The store was the sketchiest place I think I've ever been in - some discount wholesale retailer in Burlingame... but I'm excited and can't wait for Abaco!  [CHECK]

#4 An Off-Camera Flash - I'm not sure I'll insist to bring this with me on my trip, as I believe my camera bag and tripod will be cumbersome enough without the added accessory of an off-camera flash.  And also considering I'm more likely to be taking landscape photos than portraits... but he recommended the SB700 and the Gary Fong Lightsphere Universal Cloud diffuser. [  ]

#5 A 50mm f/2.8 Macro Lens [  ]


#6 A remote - so I can park my camera on my NEW tripod and click the remote to snap picture without having to worry about nudging the camera off focus when depressing the shutter button.  [  ]

#7 A wide-angle lens - Since I can't afford the $1200 to buy one of these beauties, I have arranged to rent one for two week for $150 from BorrowLenses.com Nikon 16-35mm f/4G ED AF-S VR  a great way to try out different lenses for those of us that are financially challenged.  [CHECK]