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<blockquote data-quote="Bill16" data-source="post: 341596" data-attributes="member: 15356">Hi, welcome to Nikonites! I think the D7100 is a great choice for a DX Nikon and should fit your needs very well from what I've heard about that model! For your bird shots, the better lenses will be heavy from what I'm learning, and I believe you'll want something that gets good shots in the 300mm or bigger, unless your very good at creeping up on them. I also understand a fast lens is a serious plus too when considering a lens for birds. I just bought a good lens for range a Nikkor 80-400mm but it's f/4.5-5.6 so I need to catch birds perched and use a tripod.Also I've heard the af-s 35mm works awesome and is not too expensive. I hope to get one myself sometime later down the road. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Anyway I hope you'll love getting back into photography, and if you do I believe you'll love it here with us! This has been an awesome place to learn for me, just full of awesome people! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill16, post: 341596, member: 15356"] Hi, welcome to Nikonites! I think the D7100 is a great choice for a DX Nikon and should fit your needs very well from what I've heard about that model! For your bird shots, the better lenses will be heavy from what I'm learning, and I believe you'll want something that gets good shots in the 300mm or bigger, unless your very good at creeping up on them. I also understand a fast lens is a serious plus too when considering a lens for birds. I just bought a good lens for range a Nikkor 80-400mm but it's f/4.5-5.6 so I need to catch birds perched and use a tripod. Also I've heard the af-s 35mm works awesome and is not too expensive. I hope to get one myself sometime later down the road. :) Anyway I hope you'll love getting back into photography, and if you do I believe you'll love it here with us! This has been an awesome place to learn for me, just full of awesome people! :D [/QUOTE]

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