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alfredo

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6. What lenses do you have? You can take a look at DXOMark or Amazon to see

Reply to ohheckyeah (Reply #5)

Sun Oct 20, 2013, 05:22 PM

Oct 2013

how they rate. Nikon is not in the business of making crappy lenses.

Get the basic kit and use it until your needs demand new lenses. If the old lenses work with the new body, great.

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Cameras....which one? [View all] ohheckyeah Oct 2013 OP

If you already have some Nikon lenses, stick with Nikon! SeattleVet Oct 2013 #1

I'm looking at the ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #2

The D5200 seems to score well with reviewers. alfredo Oct 2013 #4

Yeah, it does. ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #5

What lenses do you have? You can take a look at DXOMark or Amazon to see alfredo Oct 2013 #6

I don't have any. I sold my ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #10

Your options are wide open. I don't think you can go very far wrong with just alfredo Oct 2013 #17

You could buy a used D300 for $500 all day long. Bonhomme Richard Oct 2013 #3

Don't forget the used market Major Nikon Oct 2013 #7

Adorama is a good source but so is B&H csziggy Oct 2013 #9

B&H and Adorama are pretty much the ONLY NYC camera stores I will deal with. SeattleVet Oct 2013 #13

They are the only two camera stores I will buy long distance from csziggy Oct 2013 #14

They're my local shops Stevenmarc Oct 2013 #15

I'll check out all the lenses and your info. ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #12

You cannot go wrong technology-wise with whichever camera you choose. ManiacJoe Oct 2013 #8

I have small hands which is why I got my first Nikon. It just fit nicely. ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #11

We gave our oldest kid a Nikon DSLR, excellent photographer, an artist. hunter Oct 2013 #16

When I had a darkroom I loved developing my own ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #18

Have you considered a mirrorless camera? They are lighter, smaller, and just as alfredo Oct 2013 #19

Great photo.... ohheckyeah Oct 2013 #20

Same here. I had the Spotmatic. I love that camera. alfredo Oct 2013 #21