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<blockquote data-quote="Bourbon Neat" data-source="post: 429066" data-attributes="member: 37727">Firstly, I am a newbie to dslr and hadn't picked up a camera in about 20 years. Everything prior was 35mm film mostly family events. So there won't be any comparisons to other cameras.I purchased the D5500 based on weight and the expeed 4 processor. Honestly I had no intention of using the touch screen. It has turned out to be an awesome feature. Dabbling in astroshots, the articulation comes in very handy for focusing and the touch screen reacts with an extremely light touch. Touching the screen with just a wisp for shutter activation eliminates the need for wireless remote. In live view mode, wherever you touch the screen is where the camera will focus. Have yet to be comfortable using the screen for composition as the viewfinder suits me, but do see that the articulating screen might be good when shooting macro or any tripod work.The D5500 fitted with an 18-55 or 55-200 is like walking around with a ham sandwich. Those new Nikor VR II's are very light and make for an easy to handle rig.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bourbon Neat, post: 429066, member: 37727"] Firstly, I am a newbie to dslr and hadn't picked up a camera in about 20 years. Everything prior was 35mm film mostly family events. So there won't be any comparisons to other cameras. I purchased the D5500 based on weight and the expeed 4 processor. Honestly I had no intention of using the touch screen. It has turned out to be an awesome feature. Dabbling in astroshots, the articulation comes in very handy for focusing and the touch screen reacts with an extremely light touch. Touching the screen with just a wisp for shutter activation eliminates the need for wireless remote. In live view mode, wherever you touch the screen is where the camera will focus. Have yet to be comfortable using the screen for composition as the viewfinder suits me, but do see that the articulating screen might be good when shooting macro or any tripod work. The D5500 fitted with an 18-55 or 55-200 is like walking around with a ham sandwich. Those new Nikor VR II's are very light and make for an easy to handle rig. [/QUOTE]

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