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<blockquote data-quote="TedG954" data-source="post: 320573" data-attributes="member: 9701">I believe that is a very wise decision. The 24MP D5300 will produce excellent photos and beyond. (My D3300 is a wonderful piece of technology.)I was also one of those folks that thought a &quot;better&quot; camera would give me better pictures.&nbsp; The truth is that you and I have a whole lot more to do with producing a good photo than any camera, at any price.&nbsp; A D4, D800, or D7100 is no magic bullet.&nbsp; If someone takes crappy pictures with their D40, and their&nbsp; personal abilities don't improve...... they'll still take crappy pictures with an $8000 Leica.&nbsp; There are people that take excellent and wonderfully interesting photos with the D3100.&nbsp; And there is an equal number of people that take terrible, boring photos with D800E cameras.&nbsp; A &quot;pro&quot; photographer has practiced for many years...... he didn't just buy the best camera and lens money could buy. People trapped into their high-end equipment make it sound like that equipment makes a difference.&nbsp; Don't get caught up with lens-envy. Those people screw their lenses on the same way you do. When you discover that your own personal abilities, and creativity, is being held back by your current equipment, you'll have a really honest reason to &quot;upgrade&quot;.&nbsp; My camera equipment is far above my pay grade and I now look at some of my purchases as frivolous&nbsp; (i.e. D800). Your D5300 is a marvel and (no offense intended) when your brain catches up with it...... spend your money wisely. Take great photos with your D5300, because you can.Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TedG954, post: 320573, member: 9701"] I believe that is a very wise decision. The 24MP D5300 will produce excellent photos and beyond. (My D3300 is a wonderful piece of technology.) I was also one of those folks that thought a "better" camera would give me better pictures. The truth is that you and I have a whole lot more to do with producing a good photo than any camera, at any price. A D4, D800, or D7100 is no [I]magic bullet[/I]. If someone takes crappy pictures with their D40, and their personal abilities don't improve...... they'll [I]still [/I]take crappy pictures with an $8000 Leica. There are people that take excellent and wonderfully interesting photos with the D3100. And there is an equal number of people that take terrible, boring photos with D800E cameras. A "pro" photographer has practiced for many years...... he didn't just buy the [I]best [/I]camera and lens money could buy. People trapped into their high-end equipment make it sound like that equipment makes a difference. Don't get caught up with lens-envy. Those people screw their lenses on the same way you do. When you discover that your own personal abilities, [I]and creativity[/I], is being held back by your current equipment, you'll have a really honest reason to "upgrade". My camera equipment is [U]far[/U] [U]above[/U] my pay grade and I now look at some of my purchases as frivolous (i.e. D800). Your D5300 is a marvel and (no offense intended) when your brain catches up with it...... spend your money wisely. Take great photos with your D5300, because you can. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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