What should I buy

afridi

New member
Hi all friends , i need a suggestion which model in nikon i should buy , i am new. it will be my first time to buy , camera should be be between 1000 to 1500 US doller ,

please reply me as soon as possible.

or email me , [email protected]
 

fotojack

Senior Member
Hi all friends , i need a suggestion which model in nikon i should buy , i am new. it will be my first time to buy , camera should be be between 1000 to 1500 US doller ,

please reply me as soon as possible.

or email me , [email protected]

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Pretzel

Senior Member
*in my best Rod Roddy voice*

A NEW CAAAAAAAAAR!

*ok, I'll get serious now*

I'd ask a few questions, if you will:

Are you new to photography, or a practiced hand? (as in photography altogether, not just the DSLR world)
Do you like to shoot close-up, far away, faces, sports, butterflies?
Casual or professional interests?
Is your price range inclusive of lenses and everything, or just the budget for the camera body?
Are you just farming for email addresses, hoping that as many of us as possible click on the GMAIL addy you gave?
 

Bob Blaylock

Senior Member
Hi all friends , i need a suggestion which model in nikon i should buy , i am new. it will be my first time to buy , camera should be be between 1000 to 1500 US doller [sic],

please reply me as soon as possible.

My advice would be that unless you really think you need some of the features offered by higher models, to go with the D3300.

One thing that digital has changed about cameras is that they now become obsolete much faster.

If I were still shooting film, I'd be perfectly content to keep using my 1972-vintage F2, and would not feel any need or desire to replace it with a newer model. Back then, a good, high-end camera was a good investment, that you could expect to fully enjoy for many, many years.

Today, with digital, no matter how good a camera is, no matter how expensive it is, there is going to be something substantially better in not very many years. You can spend thousands of dollars for a high-end Nikon DSLR, but before you know it, it will be obsolete, and you'll be wanting to replace it with the newer model.

If you have $1000 to $1500 to spend on a camera, you could spend it on a D7200, with just a single “kit lens”, or you could buy a D3300, with its “kit lens”, and have quite a bit left over to buy more lenses and accessories, most of which you'll very likely be able to continue to use with whatever camera you next buy when you decide that your D3300 is obsolete enough to warrant replacement.
 
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aroy

Senior Member
Even I think that if you are new to DSLR, get the D3300 with the kit lens, and save the money for later upgrades. That lens is extremely versatile and I have shot all kinds of images with it - Landscape, flowers, insects and birds. Once you have spent a few months with the camera and followed the forum, you will have an idea of what your photographic needs are.
 
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