A list of the best, screen protectors, cases, straps, batteries, and more for the Sony A9. There aren’t many custom accessories left, but here are the basics.
Camera Body & Basic Accessories
Best Batteries For The Sony A9
The Sony A9 has an upgraded larger battery than its little brother the A7’s. This new battery has twice as much power.
So far I’m not finding any good third-party batteries, I’ll update as soon as they are available.
Sony NP-FZ100 Z-series
This is the official individual battery by Sony. It has more than twice the charge capacity of their previous batteries, but it’s also bigger and heavier.
Sony VG-C3EM Vertical Grip for A9
You can double your power with the vertical grip at the cost of weight. But the ergonomics make the cameras so much more fun to use. I can’t see buying the A9 without a grip. I’ll be ordering one for my A7r III since they all use the same grip. See the full Sony A9 battery grip review.
Memory Cards
The Sony A9 is the first Sony camera to be built without that crazy bus speed bottleneck that plagues all other Sony cameras prior to it. This makes the Sony A9 the first camera to be finally up to par with the competition.
Memory cards in general perform well in the A9, but to find the best memory cards, check out this guide.
Fastest Memory Cards For The Sony A9
Sony A9 Screen Protectors
I’m not sure if Sony fixed the bubbling screen issue that affects all their other cameras, but just in case, you should get a screen protector. Maybe even one that is hard glass. I see too many Sony screens with the bubbling issue and even had my A7r fixed because of it. These in my opinion are the best screen protectors, simply because if you mess it up, they will replace it without hassle.
Cleaning Supplies
There are a few cleaning supplies that every photographer should own.
99.9% of the time you should be using an air blower to clean your sensor. Usually, it will do the trick. If not, a sensor brush is gentle and works great.
You can also use the air blower to clean the brush and build a static charge on it.
I like to buy microfiber cleaning cloths in bulk now because they eventually get oily and it’s always nice to have fresh ones.
- Rocket Air Blower – Amazon
- 6-Pack Micro Fiber Cleaning Cloths – Amazon
- Sensor Brush Full Frame – Amazon
Camera Straps
Leather Straps
There are so many leather straps out there now, that it’s hard to decide what to list. I prefer leather straps, they are more comfortable and seem to last longer. Plus they look nice on the Sony A7ii and A7rii.
Tap & Dye make a decent strap. LeicaTime might be better for the price.
- Tap & Dye – TapandDye.com
- Hard Graft – Hardgraft.com Their pre-process strap is amazing and is now one of my favorites.
- Leather Straps – Amazon
Electronics & Speedlights
There are several great Sony flashes as well as third-party ones, but I also want to share some nice power accessories I use all the time that make my life a lot easier.
Sony Speedlites
These are the official Sony camera flashes or Speedlite. Whatever you want to call them. 🙂
- Sony HVLF20M, MI Shoe External Flash – Amazon / Adorama / BHphoto
- Sony HVLF32M MI – Amazon/ Adorama / BHphoto
Best Accessories Sony A9 | Conclusions
These are just the basics and as more accessories are released I’ll continue to update.
There isn’t much left out there with the custom accessories, but I’ll keep all the basics here.
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