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Thanks for the tip mate.

Thanks for the suggestions guys

Yah I looked up Meridian, didn't think of Revolution, cheers Any other suggestions?

Hey guys, The missus is on the hunt for a seat and would like to sit in a few to test them out. Are there any good places in around Melbourne to do this, say between Brunswick and the CBD? Cheers

Need a replacement for mine which is intermittently failing. I don't need the fan portion on top, just the blower motor itself. Will pay postage or can collect from the North/North Eastern Suburbs of Melb PM me, email me at [email protected], or gimme a buzz 0418 613 208 Cheers

Seats have been collected, thread can now be closed. Thanks Tim

Forgot to add, Open to offers.

Yeah I checked that one out myself but I think she'd agree with my view on it that it just didn't hold me in enough. It would help if I had a harness though.

I reckon that's the way we're gonn go Baron. She likes my Podium and I managed to get that for a steal ina a clearance sale so we'll keep hunting.

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Thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate all the feedback. I think I'm pretty settled on the D90, fingers crossed she likes it as much as you all do

Dimensions are the same as my Velo Podium which seems to fit me in it OK? Are you a huge unit or something lol I'm only 6ft

Thanks for all of that mate. After having a look at your suggestions I think it boils down to this for me. The 550D is a touch too expensive and the Panasonic's compromise too much in the way of still photography. HD Recording is nice to have but not the primary function. I think if we want awesome HD video we'll have to shell out for a propr HD video camera. I'm yet to buy myself something even suitable for taking in car footage yet.. Thanks guys. Appreciate the wealth of knowledge and assistance.

K cheers will check that out also, if it's as good as a D90 in every other way but better video then it might be worth considering too.

"To summarise: If your girl is a MRS. then get her a DSLR, if she's a GF then get her a PnS comsumer camera which is almost as good but without all the lenses so far far cheaper." God that made me laugh lol Well it's been over 3 years, we live together, we're building a house etc etc Hell I'm trying to find her a racing seat for the DRIVER side of my track car.. she's a keeper. Anyway... I know of the 5 minute limit on HD video and that's OK as it's not something we'd use a lot of. I've looked ats sample videos online, some are fine and some are pretty average. The D90 also doesn't have autofocus on vidoe recording which sucks. What's the equivalent to a D90 in the canon range, 550D? While the canon does do 1080, it only does it at 20fps =\ I'm not sure how keen she'll be to get into post processing to be honest. She's IT literate but doesn't have a huge love for spening hours in front of the PC. Thoughts?

OK mate thanks heaps for the input I can't see Full Frame being in my price range anytime soon and her birthday is in a few weeks At this stage I think I'll hunt for a decent D90 kit. It might be a steeper learning curve but she's a smart cookie and she's like me in that we usually buy something better than base model so we know it will serve us for a while once we've learned how to operate etc. Once again thanks for the assisatnce guys.

I just noticed the second lense is not a Vibration Reduction lense so I imagine trying to get clear pics at full distance without a tripod might be next to impossible lol.

And how about that Nikon I posted, does something like that look to be good value? From what I can see the D90 has a bit more headroom for her if she decides to get a bit better and wants to do a bit more.

From what I'm seeing the D90 seems to come up trumps in review against those two and appears to be the more future proof and higher grade camera. If I went that route is it a good idea to get something like this http://www.becextech.com.au/catalog/produc...2f2e264bb76b9ba Or would it be better to buy the body only and buy a good lense?

that looks like a good kit questions though, with regards to the AF motor being in the body on the D5000. A bit of research showed up that there were heaps of lenses for it anyway? The D90 appears to be able to use external flash equipment which I'm sure matters if you wanna do semi-pro sit down stuff. And the D90 has an additional battery grip option from Nikon where as the D5000 does not. Does the 500D have the motor in the body or lenses and is there good lense support? what would be a good choice out of those 3 so far if she decided she wanted to get a bit more serious and get some really good lenses and so forth?

I've tried that to this point and it's not helping me a whole lot. Our list of wants is small, as I mentioned above. HD video is desirable because we hate carrying around more crap than we have to and we're not trying to make a DVD so 1280 @ 25-30FPS will be fine for us, it doesn't have to be the best video around just better than my Canon compact. Good to know Canons are a bit cheaper here and handy info on the lense stuff regard full frame and the motor info. How do I tell if the motor is in the lense or camera? To start with I'm sure she will be fine with the 1-2 lenses that usually come in the kit. What we wanna do with it is take better pics than our compact, be able to take good pics in low light conditions with or without flash, take HD video from time to time and take action shots in varying light conditions. Upgrade would not be for a while and price range as mentioned would be around 12-300 for the kit for starters. In the kit I'm expcting a camera, 1-2 lenses, a battery, possibly a memory card, a strap (a bag would be nice).

Any idea what it was made of then? Did it seem safe/sturdy?

Hi Guys, I'm looking at picking up a DSLR for the missus for her b'day and I've spent a fair bit of time researching the options, it's mind boggling. She's an amateur for sure but I think she'd get into it a bit once she had it and by her own admission really wants a better camera than the Canon IXUS point and shoot I have. Now that said, I'm not looking to spend a fortune but I figure that around 12-1300 for a kit isn't a bad place to start. Some of the things that are important is the ability to record HD videos, the ability to buy more lenses from a wide range and not costing a bomb, the ability to take good quality low light (indoors at parties etc) type pics and the ability to capture quick moving objects (like me at the track!) Some assistance would be greatly appreciated. At this stage the Nikon D5000 looked ok if that helps at all. I was looking at D300S and the like until I looked at the price and no it doesn't have to be Nikon. Cheers!

Has anyone had experience with these? Specifically this model http://justjap.com/store/product.php?produ...at=0&page=1 There's on going for an OK dollar on NS.com and I'm thinking it might be good for the missus as my Velo is full fixed to my positition and she wants her own seat. By her own admission she wants something half decent that will last that she can later put into her own car when she gets one. For reference this is all for track work, no street. Her seat will go into my car first just so she can learn a bit about track cars and being on the track. Cheers EDIT: She was also looking at these, I've never heard of them? http://www.soldsmart.com.au/l3.aspx?goods=...Seat&cam=14