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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Don Kuykendall_RIP" data-source="post: 57041" data-attributes="member: 6277">I believe you should get the camera you can afford. Get a camera that will challenge you to push yourself. I sort of agree with what you are saying but it is not always a good thing to do. Cameras cost money and you can not always get your money out of it when you want to upgrade. The D3000 is a nice camera but the D5100 would have probably been as good a starter camera and in the long run you would have probably saved money. Now would I suggest a D4 for a beginner just because you could afford it? No. No beginner with zero experience should decide that he wants to be a Pro and drops everything and spend thousands of dollars to pursue that dream. We all start off slow and the few of us that show promise go on to earn a living at it. I started off with a 110 and graduated to a 35. Went from there to a Medium format. My strong point was always in the photofinishing area so I went form being a TV engineer to managing over 100 photo labs. Ended up owning two labs/camera stores of my own. One hour labs died a slow death so I am glad I sold out before the started that. Bottom line is that you buy the best camera you can within reason that is a couple of steps more than you can handle now. Gives you a chance to grow and decide it you have what it take to go further.</blockquote>