topflightpro
TPF Noob!
Hi all,
I am finally going to upgrade to a Digital SLR and shelve my Nikon N90s. I'm a former semi-professional photographer - I used to be the photo editor at my college paper back in the 1990s and did some photo work while working as a reporter several years ago.
Anyway, I am looking to get a DSLR camera for my wife and I to use for taking vacation photos or shooting our bicycle races. It's going to be basic amateur stuff.
That said, I am now not sure whether to get the D5100 or the D7000.
From what I have read, the D7000 will work with my existing lenses: Nikon 24mm 2.8, Nikon 80-200 2.8 and Tokina 28-70 2.8, while the D5100 will not. But, I can buy a D5100 with the Nikon 18-55 and 55-200, IIRC, for less than the D7000 body.
My concern is that the D7000 will be too much camera for our current needs, and that my wife will not enjoy the weight of the camera and lenses.
What are your thoughts? If I go with the D5100, I'll probably donate my current lenses back to my college newspaper to either use or sell for other camera equipment.
Thanks.
I am finally going to upgrade to a Digital SLR and shelve my Nikon N90s. I'm a former semi-professional photographer - I used to be the photo editor at my college paper back in the 1990s and did some photo work while working as a reporter several years ago.
Anyway, I am looking to get a DSLR camera for my wife and I to use for taking vacation photos or shooting our bicycle races. It's going to be basic amateur stuff.
That said, I am now not sure whether to get the D5100 or the D7000.
From what I have read, the D7000 will work with my existing lenses: Nikon 24mm 2.8, Nikon 80-200 2.8 and Tokina 28-70 2.8, while the D5100 will not. But, I can buy a D5100 with the Nikon 18-55 and 55-200, IIRC, for less than the D7000 body.
My concern is that the D7000 will be too much camera for our current needs, and that my wife will not enjoy the weight of the camera and lenses.
What are your thoughts? If I go with the D5100, I'll probably donate my current lenses back to my college newspaper to either use or sell for other camera equipment.
Thanks.