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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 213286" data-attributes="member: 13090"><p>The difficult thing about suggesting a first DSLR is that you don't know what you need or want because you have no experience to guide you from one camera to the next since this is your first. You've not shot a DSLR extensively I assume, so you're not aware of what features you want or might find yourself wanting a year from now as your experience and understanding of photography grows. That being said, I'm not going to knock Canon; they make a good product and anyone who says otherwise should be dismissed out of hand. </p><p></p><p>Since you seem to like the Nikon D5100 and the D7000 I can tell you the nearest competitor to the Nikon D7000 in the Canon lineup that I could come up with was the Canon 7D; even the model numbers are similar. If you can compare these two cameras side by side in a camera store I think that would help you make your decision; in my hand Canon and Nikon cameras FEEL very different, from the way they sit in the hand to the feel of the controls to the layout of the menus. </p><p></p><p>If you're sure you want to go with either the Nikon D5100 or the D7000 then I'm going to suggest the D7000. Yes, it costs more but that's because it has more of everything. Seriously. In a nutshell that's the simplest and best explanation I can give you; it's just a significantly *better* camera in almost every way that matters. Now, that being said, the D5100 is a very, very capable camera and an excellent choice for someone just starting out. What you're paying for in the D7000 over the D5100 is, again, more of everything. I could regale you with information on things like color depth, exposure values, cross-type focus points, contrast detection and so forth, but I'm not sure how much that would mean to you right now. Simply put, in my opinion, between the D5100 and the D7000 the D7000 is my strong suggestion.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #FFFFFF">.....</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 213286, member: 13090"] The difficult thing about suggesting a first DSLR is that you don't know what you need or want because you have no experience to guide you from one camera to the next since this is your first. You've not shot a DSLR extensively I assume, so you're not aware of what features you want or might find yourself wanting a year from now as your experience and understanding of photography grows. That being said, I'm not going to knock Canon; they make a good product and anyone who says otherwise should be dismissed out of hand. Since you seem to like the Nikon D5100 and the D7000 I can tell you the nearest competitor to the Nikon D7000 in the Canon lineup that I could come up with was the Canon 7D; even the model numbers are similar. If you can compare these two cameras side by side in a camera store I think that would help you make your decision; in my hand Canon and Nikon cameras FEEL very different, from the way they sit in the hand to the feel of the controls to the layout of the menus. If you're sure you want to go with either the Nikon D5100 or the D7000 then I'm going to suggest the D7000. Yes, it costs more but that's because it has more of everything. Seriously. In a nutshell that's the simplest and best explanation I can give you; it's just a significantly *better* camera in almost every way that matters. Now, that being said, the D5100 is a very, very capable camera and an excellent choice for someone just starting out. What you're paying for in the D7000 over the D5100 is, again, more of everything. I could regale you with information on things like color depth, exposure values, cross-type focus points, contrast detection and so forth, but I'm not sure how much that would mean to you right now. Simply put, in my opinion, between the D5100 and the D7000 the D7000 is my strong suggestion. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"].....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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