Does this help: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-473972-2.html#7961331

Thanks everyone for hints & guidance. I've been trying for a couple of years to update the firmware on my D7100. With this help I've finally succeeded. It's a shame the Nikon Support page isn't as clear!

See: http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-471856-1.html

Take both if you can. Unless you're also doing standard 'tourist' things apart from the safari, you won't need the two extra lenses.

My wife uses PIcasa exclusively so was upset to find that Picasa is no longer available from Google. However, for her new laptop I was able to download it from: http://filehippo.com/download_picasa/. I've used this site for other downloads & never had a problem.

Certainly take the railway trip - as you'll see, it's a spectacular trip even when the clouds are down. If you're interested in the Klondike gold rush see if you can get to the gold rush cemetery.

This might help: http://www.imaging-resource.com/PRODS/nikon-d7500/nikon-d7500A.HTM

Big Ben is the name of the bell; the clock tower is the Elizabeth Tower. Nice shot!

If you are going to Hadrian’s Wall try to get to:
1. Housteads Fort (excavated, on the top of the hill – will give you an idea of the exposed conditions that the Roman soldiers endured). There are disabled spaces up the lane (phone in advance), otherwise use the pay car park at the bottom & walk up).
2. Vindolanda Fort (excavated, in the valley near Housteads). See the world famous Vindolanda Writing Tablets (written on wood). Free parking on site.
3. Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum (South Shields) – the best reconstruction of a gatehouse, barracks & commanding officer’s villa you’ll find anywhere. It is stuck in the middle of a housing estate & little known. Park anywhere.
4. Segedunum Roman Fort (North Shields). Excavated with only the fort’s outline shown BUT a superb reconstruction of a Roman bath house. Parking on site.
It may be possible to do them all in one day (Tyne Tunnel to/from North to South Shields); otherwise, stay a night and do 1 & 2 one day and 3 & 4 second day. If time permits, there is also the ruined but excavated Bath House at Chesters (so you can see the before & after – Chesters & Segedunum)

Yes! I had a D200 & my wife has a D90. I upgraded & the D7100 is a better camera than both. I've kept the D200 as back-up & recommend you do the same with your D90. Buy Darrell Young's book for the D7100 - I learnt so from from it.

Have a look at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00M0E6API/ref=pe_385721_37986871_TE_item . I have neck problems so can't use a neck strap.

We still, quaintly, have milk delivered. It used to one pint daily but deliveries have reduced to three times a week.

I'm about to post this review of a Bushnell Trophy Cam Essential which I love:
"The picture quality is outstanding, both colour & monochrome (night). It is easy to set up and performs exactly as one would wish. The instruction book is superb – it is written in ‘real’ English & in a chatty style. It has a battery indicator and the fastening device is one of the best I’ve seen (some of the others can be fiddly).
The only downsides are (1) that there is no USB cable supplied (not a problem for me as I have several from other devices which fit; I asked Bushnell who said: “The product team made the decision to discontinue supplying a USB cable with our cameras because customers were not using them and the accessory added to the cost of the camera. It operates on a standard USB cable”.); (2) the instruction book is unclear on the use of rechargeable batteries (in one section it says “rechargeable batteries can be used but might have a shorter lifespan” – in another it says “rechargeable batteries are not recommended”; Bushnell clarified this for me: “We do not recommend rechargeable batteries“).
This is the best of four trail cameras I’ve had. The first was a Little Acorn which broke after two years (quality was good). The second was a Tech.Bean which performed well for a week but then stopped night recording; I returned it for a prompt refund (Amazon’s returns service really is exemplary!). The third was an Apeman which delivered appalling quality & was returned rapidly. This Bushnell at £128 is well worth the price difference over the other two at around £75/£80 each."

Lovely shots. Your 'yellow-billed duck' is a female mallard.

At the palace for my wife's investiture, we asked someone else to take a photo of the four of us. This is what he managed!