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Message: <blockquote data-quote="akamarcus" data-source="post: 101528" data-attributes="member: 12224">I'm completely new to dslr photography and don't need the latest and greatest of cameras. I just bought a new d5100 with kit lens for $550 but now I am thinking about it again seeing the local classifieds. For example, a d80 and quarantay 18-200mm and nikon 70-300mm all for only $400. Or a d80 with 18-135mm for only $275. I am realizing that glass is so much more important than the body to a certain point and I am on a very strict budget, so there isn't any more room for more lenses with he d5100. Any thoughts? I completely understand that the d5100 is a much more advanced camera than the d80 but it's probably more camera than I could use for now.</blockquote>