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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Marcel" data-source="post: 274398" data-attributes="member: 3903">Eli, your question is full of insecurity and not that easy to answer. I think Jake did a fine job of trying to see through your question to find your goal. The most important part of photography is the understanding and studying of light. In the first part of your question, you ask "will a portrait under similar lighting conditions look so much better"? I'd say NO is the light is crappy and maybe if the lighting is good. It's the lighting choice that makes or kills a good portrait. Then there is the lens factor, now this is where you should start investing, this can help you work in more difficult lighting situations. But even then, if your subject is not placed under a nice lighting situation, whatever the camera and lens combination, you will not get a great photograph.How large do you print? MegaPixels are needed to print, the larger the print, the more you need. How many pictures have you printed larger than 16x20"? I'd say this is about the size where you could get a benefit. So in the end, you will have to answer your own questions, but I suggest that you take your sweet time about the buying scheme. Learn post processing (this is free and only takes time) from tutorials on the net, set your goals on which lens you would like to have, rent it BEFORE you buy to see if it really does what you'd like, and last but not least, practice, practice and practice some more. It's like painting, you can buy all the brushes you want, but if you don't practice and if you don't know what you want to paint, all the brushes in the world won't help you.Enjoy your D7000, it's a fine instrument to learn with.</blockquote>

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