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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 525260" data-attributes="member: 24285">Like so many decisions you'll get a lot of &quot;it depends&quot; suggestions and it does depend on so many factors. &nbsp;My take - DSLR is 'old school' and has a lot going for it.&nbsp; I'm old, I like old school, I shoot with a DSLR.&nbsp; IMHO the Mirrorless Camera is 'new age' not in a bad funky way, but a newer approach to imaging. &nbsp;&nbsp; I had some old Nikon lenses and one of the reason I choose Nikon so many years ago was &quot;the Nikon lens promise&quot; that was pitched to me by a camera salesman telling me Nikon promises that the lenses you buy today will always work on your future Nikon DSLR camera.&nbsp; And they do.&nbsp; I've bought several old, err vintage lenses and built up a workable collection.&nbsp; There are some limitations of course and the D5300 like my D5100 will only auto-focus on &quot;AFS&quot; lenses with a built in motor, most really old lenses did not have a built in motor, they work, they are just manual focus lenses.&nbsp; BTW I still use my D5100 because it of the weight and to take it places like a fair where it may get a bit of rough treatment.&nbsp; And I'd cry less if my D5100 was damaged or stolen than my D610. &nbsp;If you can stretch the budget look at the D7100/7200 camera, it has a built in motor opening up a whole world of less expensive lenses - may cost you less in the long run and is a whole lot more camera. Having said that, the D5300 is a great starter.&nbsp; You have been warned about the NAS haven't you? NAS = Nikon Acquisition Syndrome.&nbsp; It afflicts some of us; some more than others.&nbsp; You buy one camera and a couple of lenses and think you are done. For many of us, you have just begun.&nbsp; And camera bags,&nbsp; only get one.&nbsp; Once you get a second they breed and soon you have a dozen.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; Whatever you do, have fun.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 525260, member: 24285"] Like so many decisions you'll get a lot of "it depends" suggestions and it does depend on so many factors. My take - DSLR is 'old school' and has a lot going for it. I'm old, I like old school, I shoot with a DSLR. IMHO the Mirrorless Camera is 'new age' not in a bad funky way, but a new[U]er[/U] approach to imaging. I had some old Nikon lenses and one of the reason I choose Nikon so many years ago was "the Nikon lens promise" that was pitched to me by a camera salesman telling me Nikon promises that the lenses you buy today will always work on your future Nikon DSLR camera. And they do. I've bought several old, err [I]vintage[/I] lenses and built up a workable collection. There are some limitations of course and the D5300 like my D5100 will only auto-focus on "AFS" lenses with a built in motor, most really old lenses did not have a built in motor, they work, they are just manual focus lenses. BTW I still use my D5100 because it of the weight and to take it places like a fair where it may get a bit of rough treatment. And I'd cry less if my D5100 was damaged or stolen than my D610. If you can stretch the budget look at the D7100/7200 camera, it has a built in motor opening up a whole world of less expensive lenses - may cost you less in the long run and is a whole lot more camera. Having said that, the D5300 is a great starter. You have been warned about the NAS haven't you? NAS = Nikon Acquisition Syndrome. It afflicts some of us; some more than others. You buy one camera and a couple of lenses and think you are done. For many of us, you have just begun. And camera bags, only get one. Once you get a second they breed and soon you have a dozen. :) Whatever you do, have fun. [/QUOTE]

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