My Christmas gift to me ... courtesy of that awfully nice TP member commonly known here as Kerso ... or Ian ... has arrived ... 
My photographic motivation has been dwindling to non-existence lately ... and to try and retrieve it ... I was 'watching' a number of new ... and as new bits and bobs on fleaBay when I came across a 'Kerso' thread on these forums ...
Short story long ... dropped Ian a line and the prices he gave me for two of these items beat even the 'seconds' on final bid price ...
I have just now received my Nikon MB-D200 Battery Grip ... and got the SB 800 Speedlight last Thursday ... just got to work them out and start the vertical learning curve for the Speedlight now ...
The items were very well packaged and received on the day as promised ...
Whilst I have to say ... Ian may not be the fastest in delivering/responding ... he is communicative and courteous and you would find it very hard to beat his prices ...
... and personally I would rather have best price and wait a little bit than pay more and have next day delivery ... impatient as I get (like anyone else) when awaiting new toys ...
So ... many thanks to Ian ...
... and me ... for my seasonal gifts to me ... rock on motivation and inspiration ... where the hell are you ... :nuts:

My photographic motivation has been dwindling to non-existence lately ... and to try and retrieve it ... I was 'watching' a number of new ... and as new bits and bobs on fleaBay when I came across a 'Kerso' thread on these forums ...
Short story long ... dropped Ian a line and the prices he gave me for two of these items beat even the 'seconds' on final bid price ...
I have just now received my Nikon MB-D200 Battery Grip ... and got the SB 800 Speedlight last Thursday ... just got to work them out and start the vertical learning curve for the Speedlight now ...
The items were very well packaged and received on the day as promised ...
Whilst I have to say ... Ian may not be the fastest in delivering/responding ... he is communicative and courteous and you would find it very hard to beat his prices ...

... and personally I would rather have best price and wait a little bit than pay more and have next day delivery ... impatient as I get (like anyone else) when awaiting new toys ...
So ... many thanks to Ian ...
:bonk:
I received one for my birthday - I think I may have learned the basics of it by the time my next birthday comes around. Complicated or what?
