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<blockquote data-quote="nickt" data-source="post: 213287" data-attributes="member: 4923"><p>Nikon and Canon are both good. You are on a Nikon forum, so people here are more familiar with and biased heavily toward Nikon. For a beginner, it really doesn't matter. Nikon D3x00 and d5x00 models are more menu driven. D7x00 models are more advanced leaning. They have more external control buttons and a top lcd display so you can quickly see what state the camera is in. The d7x00 bodies lend themselves to quickly changing settings for the situation. They do contain a focus motor to support older lenses. This may not be too big a deal if you are not going to make this a big hobby. Plenty of lenses that will work on the d3x00 and the d5x00 models. </p><p></p><p>So tell us about your plans and maybe we can nudge you to the more menu driven or the more button driven models. The d7x00 models will carry you more deeper into the hobby. They will require more learning and practice to get full benefit from the user interface. If you don't want to think so hard and just grab the camera and have fun, then the more menu driven d3x00 or d5x00 might suit you better. All take great pictures and all can go off of auto and allow you to be more creative. Pick a path for the type of controls you want and then we can get more deeper into specific models. If you are not going to play with this camera several times a week and get totally familiar with it, the d5x00 models might be better. I think the menu system on the d5x00 family lends itself to more easily figuring out what you want if your fingers have not memorized all the functions.</p><p></p><p>All models will last a long time if you don't bang them around. D7x00 are a bit more heavily built and weather/dust sealed. (but certainly NOT water proof) </p><p>No real maintenance. Keep it clean. You should have a blower to get dust off when needed. At some point you will need to clean your sensor or have it done professionally. Its not hard to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nickt, post: 213287, member: 4923"] Nikon and Canon are both good. You are on a Nikon forum, so people here are more familiar with and biased heavily toward Nikon. For a beginner, it really doesn't matter. Nikon D3x00 and d5x00 models are more menu driven. D7x00 models are more advanced leaning. They have more external control buttons and a top lcd display so you can quickly see what state the camera is in. The d7x00 bodies lend themselves to quickly changing settings for the situation. They do contain a focus motor to support older lenses. This may not be too big a deal if you are not going to make this a big hobby. Plenty of lenses that will work on the d3x00 and the d5x00 models. So tell us about your plans and maybe we can nudge you to the more menu driven or the more button driven models. The d7x00 models will carry you more deeper into the hobby. They will require more learning and practice to get full benefit from the user interface. If you don't want to think so hard and just grab the camera and have fun, then the more menu driven d3x00 or d5x00 might suit you better. All take great pictures and all can go off of auto and allow you to be more creative. Pick a path for the type of controls you want and then we can get more deeper into specific models. If you are not going to play with this camera several times a week and get totally familiar with it, the d5x00 models might be better. I think the menu system on the d5x00 family lends itself to more easily figuring out what you want if your fingers have not memorized all the functions. All models will last a long time if you don't bang them around. D7x00 are a bit more heavily built and weather/dust sealed. (but certainly NOT water proof) No real maintenance. Keep it clean. You should have a blower to get dust off when needed. At some point you will need to clean your sensor or have it done professionally. Its not hard to do. [/QUOTE]
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