Two watchers as well!

I did notice this myself a day or two ago and there are others in a similar vein as well although not quite as excessive as this one.

I'm guessing that HMRC may well have taken an interest...

Not bad Derek for a landscape loving, chess playing bugman.

Regards

Karlo

Very nice. Love the colours of both the flower and the bokeh.

Top one would look great enlarged on a wall.

regards

Karlo

I think it all comes down to whether they are doing it for the 'right' reasons. Are they trying to restrict competition in saleable imagery so as to not impinge on their monopoly or is it as Rob suggested a genuine attempt to reduce distractions for the golfers.

I can't see the noise/distraction argument gaining any credibility at an airshow though!

For anyone with a K-50, I got the following number of shots out of these batteries last weekend:

4 AA NiMh rechargeables, comprising 2x Ansmann Photo (green) 2400mAh and 2x 2500mah - 500 shots

1 Maxsima foto D-Li109 compatible, 500 shots...exactly the same number as 4xAA by strange co-incidence.

I then put in 4x JCB AA NimH rechargeables and took another 139 shots, plus another 90+ on the following day...they are still in and showing amber on the battery indicator...i'd guess another 150-200 to go.

Most of my images were taken with Tamron 70-300 Di LD...half AF and half manual. I also took about 75-100 with Sigma 150-500 again about 50:50 auto and manual, my third lens was SMC M 75-150 f4 about 60-80 all manual of course, then for the static about 50 -60 shots with SMC 18-55 WR mainly AF.

I took the original Pentax D-Li109 fully charged but never used it.

Might be of interest to someone?

If they tried to enforce that 'rule' at the airshow last weekend they'd end up having to find storage for several thousand telephotos with a value of several million pounds and i should imagine future visitor numbers would be well down.

Unusual set Bill, creative and brave in almost equal measure.

No.5 my 'standout'...arty whilst still being recognisable for what it is.

cheers

Karlo

I've had a good experience with Ansmann...2600mAh and 2850mAh which are quite pricey but still cheaper than Eneloop and i've also used JCB successfully...2450mAh which are about £7 for 4...all in a K-x although i am going to be taking a set of JCB with me to Fairford to supplement my two Li109s. (These in my K-50)

Thanks very much Phil...lens arrived earlier today...excellent condition and very well packed. My son is well chuffed and can't wait to try it out at Fairford.

Pleasure doing business.

regards

Karlo

What date was on the batteries Bob? Those Energizer Lithium are normally good for quite a few years.

Probably worth investing in another set of rechargeable AA. Nowadays most of them for sale are the Ready To Use (RTU) low drain variety. A set of 4 decent branded 2400-2600mAh shouldn't cost you more than £2-£3 more than you are likely to have paid for the Lithium AA and should have a useful life of 3-4 years minimum.

Karlo