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Small parts, published figures: 90 per cent, 130 by 100 mm

Where it turns up

Camera rain covers, close-up lenses, flash triggers, grey cards, lens caps and lens hoods, between 4 € and 35 €.

The second figure

The grey card set publishes 18 per cent for the neutral card AND 90 per cent for the white one — the only page on that shelf to give both, because white is not 100 per cent and knowing it is 90 makes the card usable for exposure as well as colour. The rain cover publishes width as well as length, 28 by 17 cm.

A bullet explaining where to look

Two JJC pages spend a line saying that the filter thread size is printed on the lens barrel or under the cap, after a ⌀ symbol. It is the commonest mistake in buying any screw-in accessory, and almost nobody else bothers.

Where a dedicated part beats a universal one

The hood for the Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150 mm names three lens designations and the Olympus part it replaces. A hood cut for one lens shades as deeply as the frame allows; a universal one splits the difference between every lens it might meet.

Every JJC accessory reviewed here

  • JJC close-up filter set of four in 55 mm with its soft pouch

    JJC Four dioptres, +2 +4 +8 +10, 55 mm

    Twenty-two euros for +2, +4, +8 and +10 in 55 mm — the only close-up set on this shelf that names the lenses it was made for, and the only one with a +8.

    Dioptre strength
    Four: +2, +4, +8 and +10, in the fifth bullet. The ladder is unlike every other on this shelf — it has no +1 and it is the only one with a +8 — which means the gentlest strength here is twice the gentlest elsewhere, and the useful middle of the range is better covered
    Filter thread
    55 mm, in the title and the third bullet, which is the smallest on this shelf. The buying advice above prefers the largest thread in the bag with step rings below it, so a 55 mm set is bought for a specific lens rather than for a system
    Element count
    Not published. The second bullet gives high-grade optical glass in an aluminium-alloy frame, credited with magnifying the image while keeping resolution and clarity. No doublet, no achromatic claim
    Whether the set is achromatic
    NO, and no claim is made either way. The second bullet gives high-grade optical glass in an aluminium-alloy frame and credits it with keeping resolution and clarity while the image is magnified — a claim about the frame and the glass quality, not about colour correction. No doublet and no apochromatic design are mentioned, so single elements should be assumed. The 139 € NiSi on this shelf is the only corrected one
    Coating described
    No coating is named. What the second bullet does claim belongs to the frame rather than the glass: it is said to prevent stray light entering at the edge of the filter, which is a matter of blackened metal and thread depth
    What a multi-piece set contains
    Four filters of different dioptres and a protective filter pouch, in the fourth and fifth bullets. A pouch rather than the hard case of the 20 € Walimex pro or the EVA box of the 53 € K&F
    Amazon reference
    B08Q3HTYB4 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6941586676774
    • Four lenses named on the page, which no other close-up set here does
    • A +8 in the ladder, filling the gap between +4 and +10
    • Fifty-five millimetres is the smallest thread here, so it fits fewer lenses

    Best for: One of the four lenses named on the page, or any other 55 mm lens, where the middle of the dioptre range matters more than the gentlest step.

    ≈ £20 / 22 €
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  • JJC set of three PVC grey, white and black cards with their clip strap

    JJC Three PVC cards, 130 by 100 mm, 18 % and 90 %

    Eleven euros for three waterproof PVC cards publishing both 18 per cent grey and 90 per cent white — the only page here to give two reflectance figures.

    Reference type
    THREE CARDS in PVC — an 18 per cent neutral grey, a white and a black — in the second and fifth bullets, described as colour-calibrated reference cards and called a must for light balance and photographic exposure
    Stated reflectance
    TWO FIGURES, and this is what separates the page: 18 PER CENT for the neutral grey AND 90 PER CENT for the white card, both in the second bullet. Ninety per cent is what a white reference should reflect — a true 100 per cent surface does not exist — and publishing it means the white card can be used for exposure as well as for white balance. No other page on this shelf gives a second figure
    Patch count and published values
    Three cards, no patches. The 59 € Calibrite here is the only patch chart on this shelf
    Surface finish
    PUBLISHED IN FULL, in the third bullet: NON-REFLECTIVE, highly scratch-resistant and WATERPROOF, in durable PVC. Non-reflective is the property that matters — a glossy card throws a highlight into the middle of the reading — and waterproof is what lets a card be used in rain and wiped afterwards
    Size
    130 by 100 mm, in the first bullet, described as medium. Marginally larger than the 12.7 by 10.2 cm ChromLives here and a fraction of the 30 by 30 cm Lightdow
    Supplied case
    No case: a strap with a DETACHABLE CLIP, in the fourth bullet, described as compact, robust and light in pocket format, easy to carry on a wallet or a key ring. The same solution as the ChromLives — attachment rather than storage
    Amazon reference
    B07Z4N8Y19 (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6972502073032
    • Both 18 per cent and 90 per cent published — two reflectance figures
    • Non-reflective, scratch-resistant and waterproof PVC, all stated
    • No case, and no colorimetric values

    Best for: Outdoor work where the card gets wet, and any shoot that needs a white reference as well as a grey one.

    ≈ £9 / 11 €
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  • JJC 52 mm centre-pinch lens cap with its elastic keeper cord attached

    JJC 52 mm centre-pinch, with a tether and a 3M pad

    Four euros for a 52 mm centre-pinch cap with an elastic keeper, two ways to attach it, and nine lenses named.

    Cap type
    A front cap for the filter thread, in the title and the fifth bullet. Not a rear cap and not a body cap — the distinction matters on this shelf, and the hub above compares front caps on how they pinch and whether they tether
    Thread or mount fit
    52 mm, with NINE LENSES NAMED in the fifth bullet across three systems: Canon EF-S 24 mm f/2.8, EF-M 18-55 mm, RF 35 mm F1.8 Macro; Nikon AF-S 18-55 mm, 35 mm f/1.8G, Z 24-50 mm, Z 40 mm f2; Fuji XC 15-45 mm and XF 18 mm f/2 R. The same bullet adds where to check: the thread size is on the barrel or under the cap
    Pinch mechanism
    CENTRE-PINCH, in the third bullet — squeeze the middle to fit or release. The centre pinch is what allows a hood to stay on: a cap gripped at its rim cannot be reached inside a hood, and the fourth bullet says outright that this one works with filters and a hood at the same time
    Tether provision
    SUPPLIED, with TWO fixings: one universal elastic lanyard, attached either by a 3M adhesive pad to the lens barrel or looped through the cap’s own mounting hole, in the first and third bullets. A cap on a cord is a cap that is not lost, and this is the only tether on this shelf
    Material
    ABS, in the fourth bullet, described as light and durable — the only material named on this shelf
    Pack contents
    Two items: one cap with a centre clamp, and one universal elastic keeper, in the first bullet
    Amazon reference
    B0DCJMYGFH (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6974413519401
    • An elastic keeper with two fixings — a 3M pad or the cap’s own hole
    • Nine lenses named across Canon, Nikon and Fuji, plus where to read the thread
    • The adhesive pad leaves a mark on the barrel where it is stuck

    Best for: A 52 mm lens whose cap keeps getting lost, used with a hood or a filter permanently fitted.

    ≈ £4 / 4 €
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  • JJC lens hood fitted to an Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150 mm zoom

    JJC LHJ61DBK, for M.Zuiko 40-150 mm, LH-61D replacement

    A dedicated hood for three named Olympus zooms in impact-resistant ABS, replacing the LH-61D for 11 €.

    Shape
    NOT STATED — which on a dedicated hood matters less than anywhere else on this shelf. A hood cut for one specific lens is shaped to that lens’s angle of view by design, whatever the page calls it: the maker has already done the geometry that a universal hood leaves to the buyer
    Lenses named
    THE MOST PRECISE ON THIS SHELF: three full designations — M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150 mm F4.0-5.6, M.Zuiko Digital ED 40-150 mm F4-5.6 R, and Zuiko Digital ED 40-150 mm F4.0-5.6 — plus the part it replaces, the Olympus LH-61D. Naming the original hood is the detail that settles compatibility beyond argument
    Fitting method
    Not stated. A hood sold as a replacement for a specific Olympus part fits the way that part did — a bayonet — but the page does not say so, and it is the one specification a dedicated hood should not have to leave out
    Filter access
    Not addressed. A bayonet hood mounts outside the filter thread rather than in it, so a filter usually stays fitted — but this page does not claim it
    Reversibility
    Not mentioned
    Material
    IMPACT-RESISTANT ABS, in the first bullet, with the second and third bullets crediting it with protection against accidental knocks for both camera and lens. The fourth adds rain and snow, which is the hood’s other job: it keeps water off the front element
    Amazon reference
    B0CN9CY26R (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6940202320206
    • Three lenses named in full, plus the Olympus part number it replaces
    • Impact-resistant ABS, with protection from knocks stated three times
    • The shape is never stated

    Best for: An Olympus M.Zuiko 40-150 mm whose original LH-61D has been lost.

    ≈ £10 / 11 €
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  • JJC trigger set laid out with one transmitter, two receivers and its cables

    JJC One transmitter, two receivers, Nikon release cable

    A 36 € set that fires flashes and releases the shutter, with two receivers, both cables and the batteries in the box — and a compatibility list that reaches back to the F5.

    Radio system named
    None. Five bullets describe the contents, the compatible cameras, the compatible flashes, the dual function and the specifications, and no radio system or frequency appears. What the page does instead is name the hardware it works with on both sides, which is a different kind of assurance — concrete about the present, silent about what could be added later
    Camera mounts supported
    Nikon, named exhaustively in the second bullet — Z9, D500, D4S, D5, D810, D850, D800, D700, D300s, D300, D200, D100, D4, D3S, D3, D3X, D2H, D1H, D2Xs, D2x, D1X, D1, F100, F90x, F90, F6, F5 — plus Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro and S5 Pro and the Kodak DCS-14n. A list that includes film bodies is unusual and tells you what the release cable fits
    Channel and group counts
    16 adjustable radio channels, in the fifth bullet, with no groups published. The same position as most of this shelf: enough channels to stay clear of interference, no means of controlling lights separately
    Remote power control
    None. The set fires flashes and releases shutters, and nothing on the page describes changing a flash’s power from the transmitter
    Metering and sync modes claimed
    Sync to 1/250 s, in the fifth bullet, and no metering or high-speed sync. The fourth bullet claims something else worth having: it can fire speedlights and studio flashes at once, and supports several flashes firing together
    Power source
    Supplied — a 23A cell and an AAA alkaline cell are in the box list, which is the only page on this shelf to include batteries at all. It does not say which unit takes which, and the counts for a three-piece set are not broken down
    Amazon reference
    B0793NCKJ5 (same reference on 5 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6971448872662
    • Two receivers in the box, so two lights are covered by one purchase
    • It doubles as a camera remote release, with the Nikon shutter cable supplied
    • No system and no frequency named anywhere

    Best for: A Nikon photographer lighting a still life or a portrait with two manual heads, who also wants a wireless shutter release from the same box.

    ≈ £30 / 36 €
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  • JJC transparent disposable rain cover over a mirrorless camera and lens

    JJC Two DISPOSABLE covers, 28 by 17 cm, PE film

    Two single-use PE covers for 9 €, 28 by 17 cm, transparent so everything stays visible — emergency protection that lives flat in a bag.

    Lens length accommodated
    Up to 28 cm LONG and 17 cm WIDE, in the first bullet — and the width is the figure nobody else publishes. Length decides whether a telephoto fits; width decides whether a fat zoom or a hood does. Twenty-eight centimetres is the shortest length on this shelf, so this is a cover for a body and a standard lens
    Eyepiece design
    Solved by the material: the whole cover is TRANSPARENT PE FILM, and the third bullet says the viewfinder and the camera controls stay fully visible — no blurred view, no obstruction. A cover you can see through needs no eyepiece opening at all, which is the one advantage of film over fabric
    Hand access
    Through the ends, not through sleeves. It is a sleeve of film with drawcords, so the hands go in where the cords are
    Material and seams
    Lightweight transparent PE film, in the third bullet, described as ultra-thin and easy to carry. No seam treatment is described — and on a single-use cover that matters less, since it is discarded before it can fail
    Closure method
    ADJUSTABLE DRAWCORDS, in the fourth bullet, fitted quickly over the lens with no complicated assembly and pulled tight to stop water entering during a long outdoor session
    Packed size
    Not given as a figure, but the third bullet is explicit about the property: ultra-thin and light, easy to carry in a camera bag. A disposable film cover folds to the size of a handkerchief, which is why two of them can live permanently in a bag pocket
    Amazon reference
    B01C751V7Q (same reference on 6 Amazon marketplaces)
    EAN
    6950291530974
    • Transparent throughout, so viewfinder and controls stay visible
    • Both length AND width published — 28 by 17 cm
    • Disposable: two uses, then they are gone

    Best for: Emergency rain that was not forecast, on a body and a standard zoom, from a cover that has been in the bag since the day it was bought.

    ≈ £7 / 9 €
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Each amount in a write-up is what the listing showed when that page was written. The figure next to the product is pulled in as you read, and it is the one that counts.