Yeah, I've been saving a while now to buy a car for mrs s ..... but I couldn't resist dipping into it to get her this.....
and it came with this.....

A digital SLR camera had been something she had wanted ever since having a play with my niece's camera about 12 months ago, so when I saw this on on special and coming with a bonus battery as well I figured why not. Let's just say that 800 bucks goes a long way when you have cash in hand [I never use a card] and are willing to haggle. The sale price was $997 so I reckon I did alright.
It might set back buying the car [second-hand BTW] by about 6 - 8 months, but she had been feeling a bit down and I wanted to do something to cheer her up. I succeeded... and now I'm happier as well. Besides, setting back the car means she will have a bit more time to get proper lessons [compulsory these days] before going for her drivers license.
Anyhow, mrs s is over the moon with her new toy and will probably want to show off a few shots here once she becomes accustomed to using this one. There's a bit more of a learning curve with this one, as compared to her Sony, so expect some [none of me] happy snaps in a couple of days or so.

