EchoingWhisper
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I am a beginner, I have read guides for a year now, and I will be shooting Travel, Family, Food (or some other close ups) and very little portrait.
My budget would be around $1200.
What DSLR should I get?
I want a cropped-sensor body. I don't need much megapixels. I need a DSLR with dynamic range, low light performance, color depth and image quality similar to D7000.
2 of most preferable bodies are D7000 and D5100
Here in Malaysia, I can almost get 2 D5100 for a D7000.
What should I get?
D7000 is actually better - it's faster, it's stronger, has more memory card slots, better battery, weather sealed, better autofocus, better viewfinder.
D5100 is cheaper and better for video.
I don't need video much though, I might not need better autofocus as I will try to learn to focus manually.
What lens should I get?
I want a zoom lens. I will need a bit wide angle and a bit macro. Is the kit lens 18-55mm VR enough? I will not need much telephoto because I don't take much pictures too far away, and if I need to, I could always crop it out in Photoshop.
My budget would be around $1200.
What DSLR should I get?
I want a cropped-sensor body. I don't need much megapixels. I need a DSLR with dynamic range, low light performance, color depth and image quality similar to D7000.
2 of most preferable bodies are D7000 and D5100
Here in Malaysia, I can almost get 2 D5100 for a D7000.
What should I get?
D7000 is actually better - it's faster, it's stronger, has more memory card slots, better battery, weather sealed, better autofocus, better viewfinder.
D5100 is cheaper and better for video.
I don't need video much though, I might not need better autofocus as I will try to learn to focus manually.
What lens should I get?
I want a zoom lens. I will need a bit wide angle and a bit macro. Is the kit lens 18-55mm VR enough? I will not need much telephoto because I don't take much pictures too far away, and if I need to, I could always crop it out in Photoshop.