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I really like this shot as it is so atmospheric .

I had an issue with Nikon last year - I bought a D610 as the website showed that the promotion ended a long time in the future. When I tried to make the claim, Nikon told me that the date shown was the deadline for claims, not purchases. I copied the Web page with the promotion details (before...

You're welcome. It might be worth registering for the enewsletter so that you get early notification of the ticket prices for next year. The other thing that I should have mentioned earlier is that hotel rooms within a 25+ mile radius sell out very quickly, so I tend to book once the show dates...

I go Friday to Sunday and buy the "Super Early Bird Tickets" in January to get the biggest saving. I tend to stay late on the Saturday to catch the static displays when most of the visitors have left and therefore avoid the jams when the flying display finishes. I do the opposite on the Sunday...

I've had to return one of my eBay purchases because it wouldn't hold a charge even though the Battery Info menu showed the age as "0". I don't think it was counterfeit, based on the information from the website kindly identified by Sphinx above.

Hi I have the AF-S 80-400mm and am very pleased with the hand held image quality. I do find that my left arm aches when I've been using it all day though! I haven't tried it with a TC, but I'm sure you'll be happy with your purchase.

Thanks for the link, that is a really useful article.

I bought a compatible battery from 7dayshop.com, which seems fine (and displays the Battery Info like an oem one), but I have also taken a risk and bought 2 used oem batteries from eBay. I will weigh them when they arrive to check they are genuine. I notice that Nikon has a list of known fake...

Hmm, it does make you wonder if the speculation about them being programmed to die is true, doesn't it? Surely there would be a gradual deterioration which would show on the age scale in the Battery Info menu if the battery was growing old gracefully? :)

Hi I have a D7000 and a D610, which both use the EN-EL15 battery. I have read various theories about the "programmed" life of these batteries, and not really believed them! However I have just had an experience that makes me wonder whether there is some truth in the theory that there is a chip...

Thanks Norkie. I am presently wading through the several thousand images from the BTCC at Brands Hatch yesterday - not that many "keepers" so far!

Thanks for the welcome sbowler579. I must confess that I'm getting quite excited now, although the weather forecast for tomorrow isn't particularly inspiring!

Thanks George. I have done some research, and decided to get there early and head for inside Druids and stay there all day. I know that I will risk some "samey" images, but am prepared to risk that as it will be my first foray into motor sport photography! I quite fancy the truck-racing at some...

Thanks very much for your welcome G.K.Jnr. I hope to post a few images taken at Brands Hatch tomorrow on Monday.

Thanks very much for the welcome, vetonbike. I very much look forward to becoming an active member of the forum.