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<blockquote data-quote="Dave_W" data-source="post: 80781" data-attributes="member: 9521">The best advice I can give is to make sure you buy a camera that will suit your needs 1 yr from now. The last thing you want to do is spend big bucks on a camera that you outgrow in short order. Having said this, to what extent do you see yourself taking your photography? If you can envision yourself pushing this hobby into something more serious than weekend shots of the kids/grandkids, then I would suggest looking at something like the D7000 or the D600. Both will give you plenty of head room to grow but neither are too complicated for someone just getting to know Nikon's way of doing things. On the other hand, the D5100 is an awesome camera that takes wonderful images, too. It does limit you to the types of lenses you can use but the image quality is excellent. I guess it all boils down to what you want out of your photography. A camera body is like a swiss army knife and it's up to you to decide which has the right number of tools that fit your needs. And like any tool it's up to the user to put those tools to work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dave_W, post: 80781, member: 9521"] The best advice I can give is to make sure you buy a camera that will suit your needs 1 yr from now. The last thing you want to do is spend big bucks on a camera that you outgrow in short order. Having said this, to what extent do you see yourself taking your photography? If you can envision yourself pushing this hobby into something more serious than weekend shots of the kids/grandkids, then I would suggest looking at something like the D7000 or the D600. Both will give you plenty of head room to grow but neither are too complicated for someone just getting to know Nikon's way of doing things. On the other hand, the D5100 is an awesome camera that takes wonderful images, too. It does limit you to the types of lenses you can use but the image quality is excellent. I guess it all boils down to what you want out of your photography. A camera body is like a swiss army knife and it's up to you to decide which has the right number of tools that fit your needs. And like any tool it's up to the user to put those tools to work. [/QUOTE]

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