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<blockquote data-quote="pitykitty" data-source="post: 413591" data-attributes="member: 37364">Hello,I am relatively new to photography. I used to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it back in high school (I always had my camera with me), but somewhere along the way, I stopped. I aminterested in getting back in again. From what i've read, the D7100 is the way to go. I saw this deal at Costco. It includes two lens, the 18-55mm and 55-300 for $1299.<a href="http://www.costco.com/Nikon-D7100-DSLR-Camera-2-Lens-Bundle.product.100120819.html" target="_blank">Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera 2 Lens Bundle</a>From everything i've been reading, people say to ditch the kit lens and get the 18-140mm, but I never hear much about the 55-300mm. This will mostly be used for myself and I plan to do things like portraits (of my son &amp; us as a family) and sports, if he's into sports later in life and just basically general stuff. Maybe take some good shots of clothes I make to sell. Anyhow, i'm allowing myself to spend up to about $1500, so any input is greatly appreciated. I know it may be a little too much camera for me right now, but I can see myself getting back into enjoying photography as much as I did when I was younger, so i'd like to spend a little bit more now.Thank you all!Kim</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pitykitty, post: 413591, member: 37364"] Hello, I am relatively new to photography. I used to LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it back in high school (I always had my camera with me), but somewhere along the way, I stopped. I am interested in getting back in again. From what i've read, the D7100 is the way to go. I saw this deal at Costco. It includes two lens, the 18-55mm and 55-300 for $1299. [url=http://www.costco.com/Nikon-D7100-DSLR-Camera-2-Lens-Bundle.product.100120819.html]Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera 2 Lens Bundle[/url] From everything i've been reading, people say to ditch the kit lens and get the 18-140mm, but I never hear much about the 55-300mm. This will mostly be used for myself and I plan to do things like portraits (of my son & us as a family) and sports, if he's into sports later in life and just basically general stuff. Maybe take some good shots of clothes I make to sell. Anyhow, i'm allowing myself to spend up to about $1500, so any input is greatly appreciated. I know it may be a little too much camera for me right now, but I can see myself getting back into enjoying photography as much as I did when I was younger, so i'd like to spend a little bit more now. Thank you all! Kim [/QUOTE]

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