You might want to check about whether your camera can take ordinary batteries – some electrical equipement is designed to use rechargeable batteries (nicads, metal) only, and some will use anything that fits and has a charge.

The instructions say not to use alkaline batteries, but i tried a set and they seemed to work. Could they damage the camera?

Thanks Trumper. I’ve got 2 128mb cards and 2 16mb cards. That should be enough for about 350 photos, though i think i’ll get another 128mb card tomorrow. I’ve also got 3 sets of rechargable batteries and I’ll be bringing my charger with me to recharge the batteries in the hotel. I’ll also bring some ordinary batteries for emergencies. I’m still practising with ISO settings and shutter speeds.

biggish planes in flight only then – otherwise tiny dots I’m afriad – unless you use the dreaded digital zoom.

Fine for anything on the ground, close too though.

I didn’t want to get anything too expensive for my first digi, but if someone could recommend a digital camera with decent zoom for ground to air photography, but not overly expensive, maybe I could have a snazzier camera for next year.

Thanks for all the advice. Looks like there are plenty of ways to get myself to and from Duxford. Gotta love the helpfulness on this forum!

Thanks Trumper.

It does seem to stop outside the train station. I was planning on going to Legends just on the Sunday and I know there is a courtesy bus; now I’m thinking of going on the Saturday as well, so wasn’t sure about ordinary buses.