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<blockquote data-quote="SkvLTD" data-source="post: 273413" data-attributes="member: 12855">Read some guy on DPR board complaining how his D4 lost so much value on the street market in mere 2 years, and it made me remember looking up what used 5100s go for these days (in a mere year of my ownership of a fresh one) - about 50-60% of the original value. Unlike that guy though, I feel pretty good about that fact- my 51 taught me probably 2 college years worth of camera operation and photography in about a year; I wouldn't want to part with it for so little money given that it's only at about 1/2-1/3 the shutter life (and that's not that expensive to replace if it comes down to it) so it'll stay by my side until a worthy reason to part with it comes along; and lastly, it actually made me about the price I got it for in the past year.Kind of starting to appreciate this hobby/career much more than some of my previous ones simply because the limits are quite vast in this one. Seems like the real investments and gear worth getting attached to are the lenses here, since bodies but enable us to use them to their fullest/out preferences.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SkvLTD, post: 273413, member: 12855"] Read some guy on DPR board complaining how his D4 lost so much value on the street market in mere 2 years, and it made me remember looking up what used 5100s go for these days (in a mere year of my ownership of a fresh one) - about 50-60% of the original value. Unlike that guy though, I feel pretty good about that fact- my 51 taught me probably 2 college years worth of camera operation and photography in about a year; I wouldn't want to part with it for so little money given that it's only at about 1/2-1/3 the shutter life (and that's not that expensive to replace if it comes down to it) so it'll stay by my side until a worthy reason to part with it comes along; and lastly, it actually made me about the price I got it for in the past year. Kind of starting to appreciate this hobby/career much more than some of my previous ones simply because the limits are quite vast in this one. Seems like the real investments and gear worth getting attached to are the lenses here, since bodies but enable us to use them to their fullest/out preferences. [/QUOTE]

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