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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 349738" data-attributes="member: 13090">I shoot with a D7100 and my girlfriend now shoots with a D5300, having been upgraded from her D3200. Based on your post, my advice would be to go with either the D3300, or the D5300, and the 18-140mm as your kit lens. The D3300 is a great camera and would serve you well. Certainly the least expensive. The D5300, in my opinion, hits the price vs performance "sweet spot" in the Nikon DX lineup. It's is a seriously powerful camera that you can grow into for some time to come. Either of these cameras are capable of delivering amazingly high-quality images. The D7100 would be the next logical step up but what you're getting with the D7100, really, are a lot of "nice to haves" and a couple upgrades to the overall build. Some of the nice to haves are VERY nice to have, though; ones I would sorely miss if I had to shoot with something else, but they're nice-to-haves nonetheless in my opinion. Simply put, the D7100 is a camera for the serious enthusiast and the feature set, hence the price, reflect that. Still, if your budget simply doesn't allow for the D7100, or if you're a little unsure how far you want to go with this, back off and go for the D5300. Again, I'd *highly* suggest the 18-140mm but if the budget is getting strained, opt instead for the 18-55mm VRII or the 35mm f/1.8G instead. Either of these would be excellent starting points for someone just getting started.....</blockquote>

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