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<blockquote data-quote="Mako1969" data-source="post: 642035" data-attributes="member: 43338">The Nikon D7200 can be bought for about $550-700, it's 24 MP, and has MUCH better low light capability than the D7000, or the others.&nbsp; It also uses EXPEED 4 processing (same as D4s) and has built in Wifi. <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d7200.html" target="_blank">Nikon D7200 | Low-Light DSLR with Built-in WiFi, NFC &amp; More</a>&nbsp; If you're only getting a couple of lenses, the 35 1.8 (about $200 used) and the 80-200 2.8 with separate zoom and focus rings, and a tripod foot (about $300-400 used) would be excellent to start with.&nbsp; This may be stretching your budget a bit, but there's nothing worse than &quot;saving money&quot; only to find out that you've bought the wrong equipment, when you were only a couple of hundred bucks away from much better gear.&nbsp;&nbsp; Just make sure that you buy from reputable stores with a return policy, and don't be afraid to buy lenses from Japan.&nbsp; I have three lenses that I bought on ebay from Japan, including my 300 2.8 AFS ED VR, and they are all pristine.&nbsp; Eat only at home for a month or two, stay out of the bars/Starbucks, and get some nicer equipment.&nbsp;&nbsp; You'll be glad that you did!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mako1969, post: 642035, member: 43338"] The Nikon D7200 can be bought for about $550-700, it's 24 MP, and has MUCH better low light capability than the D7000, or the others. It also uses EXPEED 4 processing (same as D4s) and has built in Wifi. [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d7200.html"]Nikon D7200 | Low-Light DSLR with Built-in WiFi, NFC & More[/URL] If you're only getting a couple of lenses, the 35 1.8 (about $200 used) and the 80-200 2.8 with separate zoom and focus rings, and a tripod foot (about $300-400 used) would be excellent to start with. This may be stretching your budget a bit, but there's nothing worse than "saving money" only to find out that you've bought the wrong equipment, when you were only a couple of hundred bucks away from much better gear. Just make sure that you buy from reputable stores with a return policy, and don't be afraid to buy lenses from Japan. I have three lenses that I bought on ebay from Japan, including my 300 2.8 AFS ED VR, and they are all pristine. Eat only at home for a month or two, stay out of the bars/Starbucks, and get some nicer equipment. You'll be glad that you did! [/QUOTE]

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