I'd have thought that 3rd-party batteries manufactured under licence would have been okay, so I think in this instance, Nikon have cocked-up with this update, so they will be working on an update for the update, so to speak.

Perhaps the future of batteries lies in "chipping" the battery in the same way that some inkjet manufacturers do with their ink cartridges. The "back-street" battery manufacturer might not find it cost-effective to follow suit with fake chips and/or modifications.

** I'm surprised to hear about the iPhone cabling issue. I would have thought that it's just a length of wire with a usb connection on either side, although I do know that some "generic" usb cables might well work in one appliance, but not in another, but I think that's more to do with configuration of the connectors.

It's also the UK Freight Hub for DHL, hence there are usually lots of customs officers present.

HMRC's definition of "used" is any product older than 6 months.

I've previously used ICE when it was available around the time of the launch of Windows XP. I believe that elements of it are now built into Windows Live Photo Gallery, although how it compares with the "stand-alone" program is an unknown to me.

Oh, well!... I'll just have to see if there's a kindly barmaid who is prepared to exchange my fiver for some beer then!!

They do say that God loves a trier, though!!

Your K-5II is totally defective - I'll take it off your hands for a fiver!!

It's not very well camouflaged!!.. I can see it in the kid's hands!!

Are you going on a photoshoot in downtown Baghdad this weekend then??

It's Simon & Garfunkel, playing "Sound Of Silence".. (okay - I'll grab my coat!!.. :blush

Reminds me of my ex-boss's 5 yr old asking "daddy - what's a record player?"..

This shot has all the hallmarks of being something that record and/or hi-fi manufacturers might use as the cover for some promo literature. Maybe even Ortofon would be interested!

Not really, Smeggy!!.. Places such as Rymans sells A4 plastic film for overhead projectors that you can print onto from an inkjet printer, so you could easily recreate your own set of slides on one sheet! All you'd have to do (after printing your slides out) is to mount them in 35mm slide mounts (if they need to be mounted prior to using in this gizmo).