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<blockquote data-quote="AC016" data-source="post: 79863" data-attributes="member: 9619">Spec wise, a D5100 beats D90 and D300 - D300s is a bit more of a competition.&nbsp; Lets face it, he won't get a D7k for his budget.&nbsp; Let's get the guy into something new and up to date... D5100! I am not sure that investing in AF (with no lens motor) only lenses is a wise move. If you buy a D7K or a D300, you may want a back-up or secondary camera and why pay lots of money again when you can get a D3000 or D3100 for a few hundred bucks?&nbsp; Don't limit yourself to cameras that only have in-body focus motors. Anyhow, for his budget, i would start him off with a D5100 and an 18-55mm.&nbsp; For what he wants to do at the moment, he is not going to need to purchase tons of lenses.&nbsp; Even in the future, i doubt he will need tons of lenses. Here are some comparisons for him to look at:<a href="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5100-vs-Nikon_D300" target="_blank">Nikon D5100 vs D300 - Our Analysis</a><a href="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5100-vs-Nikon_D90" target="_blank">Nikon D5100 vs D90 - Our Analysis</a>lets look a bit more at the D300.&nbsp; The D300 can only use CF cards.&nbsp; When was the last time you saw a laptop with a CF card reader built in?&nbsp; Not to mention that CF cards are 2-3 times more expensive compared to a comparable SD card (16gb SD to 16GB CF).&nbsp; So, if you don't want to connect your cam to your computer, you have to buy an external card reader.&nbsp; MORE EXPENSE!&nbsp; A D300s would be a better offer.&nbsp; That being the case, the cheapest D300s i have seen on Ebay is $646, body only.&nbsp; A D90 you say?&nbsp; Only advantage that the D90 has over a D5100 is the in-body focus motor.&nbsp; Any other small advantages are hardly significant.D7K, surprisingly, is being sold on ebay for 3,4,5 hundred dollars!&nbsp; wow, i did not expect that.&nbsp; But, it is only a beefed up D5100 with more manual controls, ruggedized body, foucus motor, and semi-mag alloy body.&nbsp; Soooooo, at those prices, you may want to investigate a bit more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AC016, post: 79863, member: 9619"] Spec wise, a D5100 beats D90 and D300 - D300s is a bit more of a competition. Lets face it, he won't get a D7k for his budget. Let's get the guy into something new and up to date... D5100! I am not sure that investing in AF (with no lens motor) only lenses is a wise move. If you buy a D7K or a D300, you may want a back-up or secondary camera and why pay lots of money again when you can get a D3000 or D3100 for a few hundred bucks? Don't limit yourself to cameras that only have in-body focus motors. Anyhow, for his budget, i would start him off with a D5100 and an 18-55mm. For what he wants to do at the moment, he is not going to need to purchase tons of lenses. Even in the future, i doubt he will need tons of lenses. Here are some comparisons for him to look at: [URL="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5100-vs-Nikon_D300"]Nikon D5100 vs D300 - Our Analysis[/URL] [URL="http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5100-vs-Nikon_D90"]Nikon D5100 vs D90 - Our Analysis[/URL] lets look a bit more at the D300. The D300 can only use CF cards. When was the last time you saw a laptop with a CF card reader built in? Not to mention that CF cards are 2-3 times more expensive compared to a comparable SD card (16gb SD to 16GB CF). So, if you don't want to connect your cam to your computer, you have to buy an external card reader. MORE EXPENSE! A D300s would be a better offer. That being the case, the cheapest D300s i have seen on Ebay is $646, body only. A D90 you say? Only advantage that the D90 has over a D5100 is the in-body focus motor. Any other small advantages are hardly significant. D7K, surprisingly, is being sold on ebay for 3,4,5 hundred dollars! wow, i did not expect that. But, it is only a beefed up D5100 with more manual controls, ruggedized body, foucus motor, and semi-mag alloy body. Soooooo, at those prices, you may want to investigate a bit more. [/QUOTE]

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