I was disappointed in the lack of anything specifcally available.

However I then realised that the neoprene case for one of my Sandisk SD cards wasa good fit.

I take care to insert the battery with terminals away from the zip.

I am fed up with a number of things:

1. Overuse of HDR, especially in landscapes where the colour balance is changed and ruins some attractive vista;

2. Portraits of sitters who either do not wish to be there or who are just not natural or relaxed in front of the camera;

3. Mel Allen wannabes;

4. Commenters who can't seem to fit enough superlatives into their gushing praise.

In regard of 3, I think that commenters should consider whether it is the landscape itself which is super" and "fabulous" and that anyone could take a great photo of, or whether the photographer has worked to get the best out of the shot:
i.e. Have they walked around for some time to look at different viewpoints or did they pull up at a convenient lay-by, step out and take a snap;
Did they wait for the sun to be at the best angle, did they wait for the clouds to break (or arrive);
Was that flock of sheep centred or at least not half-in/half-out of the shot, etc.

Again, just my personal opinion and no-one should get too offended!

So Richard, if you were there composing that shot, would you take it as presented or would you make a tiny adjustment so that the top of the tree was in the frame.

I try not to have anything cut off at the edge of my viewfinder, telegraph poles, trees, people walking out of shot, etc.

Just my preference.

Spoilt for me by clipping the top off the tree - sorry!

I have been running Vista on my laptop since purchase 5 years ago and have not been aware of any issues.

Why do you consider it so bad?

I presume it was a case of strip down, clean, reassemble, check & test.

Anyway Gary, sorry to hijack your thread but what lens are you excited about?

Thanks are due to Roger & Yvonne for good service from Johnsons.

The repair cost £36 inc VAT at Johnsons Photopia.

I have not yet had chance to test it in the field but the mechanisms seem free and smooth. A couple of shots of my PC monitor look sharp enough.

There is still slight cosmetic damage to the front of the filter ring caused when the camera (round my neck, with no lens cap) was sandwiched between me and a door frame as I walked down the aisle in a train running over a bit of rough track in Cornwall.

Apparently replacement parts could not be sourced but I am glad in a way because it might have been a much more expensive repair and the damage is hardly noticeable.

The lens I have been wanting for 3 months arrived today and I am excited about that.

It was my 16-45 back from repair to the jammed focus/zooom mechanisms after a little bump in September

Some fine detail captured there Cliff, especially in #3 and I like the light in #2. Glad to hear you enjoyed a stroll out.