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AmandaA.
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Hi, I am new here (found you today while searching around) and new to the DSLR world. I am stepping out ready to learn all about this new 'world' and wanting to not start so small that I 'outgrow' the camera to swiftly and become bored or wish I would would have went with a larger camera. For this reason the D3100 is not even an option for me to purchase at this point.
However, I have been agonizing for weeks over whether to get the Nikon D5100 or the D7000. As I said, I am new to the dslr world, so I will be learning the layouts, how to use manual controls, hopefully I can use the Auto for just a big until I get it under my belt and find some dvd's and books to help me learn all this.
I am wanting to take this camera on vacations, and then around home I have a 3 year old daughter who is always on the move and I have lost a lot of time in taking pictures and want to not lose any more memories.
I want to learn to do her portraits at home here rather then spending $250 twice a year on pictures from Sears where she sits and cries because she is scared and I end up not having the 'fabulous' pictures some people get right at home.
In addition to that, I used to shoot a lot of wildlife photos with my old Nikon 35MM camera and would love to be able to start doing that again.
I make crochet hats and would like to start taking pictures of my own products I make for my little Facebook shop and most of my photos are taken in my trailer at night - so quite low and uneven lighting.
If you all could give me an idea of what would be the better camera for a beginner and a couple good lenses to start with I would appreciate it! I am headed to Best Buy this evening or tomorrow to pick one up I think, so I'd love to get some feedback from people who have owned these cameras.
I like the D5100, but am a bit nervous about the fact that it doesn't have the auto focus motor inside it's body like the D7000... but for $500 less or more - it is hard to not take a look at it. If I went with the D5100 I would have enough to buy another lens or two from Nikon.
Which is a whole different conversation - I was told that it is better to get a 'lesser' camera and buy the best lenses then to buy a huge camera and cheapo offbrand lenses...true or false?
Thanks in advance for any info you all can lend to me! I appreciate it!
Amanda
However, I have been agonizing for weeks over whether to get the Nikon D5100 or the D7000. As I said, I am new to the dslr world, so I will be learning the layouts, how to use manual controls, hopefully I can use the Auto for just a big until I get it under my belt and find some dvd's and books to help me learn all this.
I am wanting to take this camera on vacations, and then around home I have a 3 year old daughter who is always on the move and I have lost a lot of time in taking pictures and want to not lose any more memories.
I want to learn to do her portraits at home here rather then spending $250 twice a year on pictures from Sears where she sits and cries because she is scared and I end up not having the 'fabulous' pictures some people get right at home.
In addition to that, I used to shoot a lot of wildlife photos with my old Nikon 35MM camera and would love to be able to start doing that again.
I make crochet hats and would like to start taking pictures of my own products I make for my little Facebook shop and most of my photos are taken in my trailer at night - so quite low and uneven lighting.
If you all could give me an idea of what would be the better camera for a beginner and a couple good lenses to start with I would appreciate it! I am headed to Best Buy this evening or tomorrow to pick one up I think, so I'd love to get some feedback from people who have owned these cameras.
I like the D5100, but am a bit nervous about the fact that it doesn't have the auto focus motor inside it's body like the D7000... but for $500 less or more - it is hard to not take a look at it. If I went with the D5100 I would have enough to buy another lens or two from Nikon.
Which is a whole different conversation - I was told that it is better to get a 'lesser' camera and buy the best lenses then to buy a huge camera and cheapo offbrand lenses...true or false?
Thanks in advance for any info you all can lend to me! I appreciate it!
Amanda