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Nikon D5100

Note that it is a refurb.

With that said, I bought my D5000 as a refurb and it's been great.

As to the "canon vs. nikon" question, you're going to find a thousand opinions online... the most sensible seem to culminate with "If you can, hold both cameras in your hand. Purchase the one that feels the best."
 
CuriousMike said:
Note that it is a refurb.

With that said, I bought my D5000 as a refurb and it's been great.

As to the "canon vs. nikon" question, you're going to find a thousand opinions online... the most sensible seem to culminate with "If you can, hold both cameras in your hand. Purchase the one that feels the best."
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Also, "Purchase the one where you can trade lenses with your friends" 😀
 
I have a D90 now with a 18-105 lens for sale. Just under 2 years old with about 3200 shots taken on it. I'll move it up in the for sale forum.
 
I'm not sure what a good price on the SB600 is (quick Googling seems to indicate 160 is fair.)

I bought a SB-400 to go with my D5000 and bounce-flash is a revelation.
🙂

The next bug to bite you is lenses. Yah baby!
 
AkumaX said:
Also, "Purchase the one where you can trade lenses with your friends" 😀
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My 2 brothers in-law both own Nikons and they have 5 lenses between them. Our mutual close friends also own 2 Nikons and they have 6 lenses between the 2. That is a total of 11 Nikkor lenses among them, and not once they traded or loan each others equipment. And, they all tried to talk me into getting Nikon equipment so that they can leach off me, but I ended with an upgrade from a Canon EOS 10s to a 5D mkII with 3 new L lenses along with a Rokinon 14mm. I now own a total of 8 Canon lenses, and no way in hell I would loan my gear to someone (I once loan out my Canon F1n + 5 lenses and I haven't seen it again in the last 25 years).

IMHO, do not buy something just, because you think that you can trade/loan...you are a sucker for other to use if you do so.

I'm reiterating what others has said...get a camera that is comfortable in your hand, because you are more likely to use it much more than an uncomfortable camera.
 
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CuriousMike said:
I'm not sure what a good price on the SB600 is (quick Googling seems to indicate 160 is fair.)

I bought a SB-400 to go with my D5000 and bounce-flash is a revelation.
🙂

The next bug to bite you is lenses. Yah baby!
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Bounce flash is nice, but IMHO the better way to go is to use flash diffuser or combine it with bounce.
 
swwingle link to the flash bounce gadget looks like a great (and inexpensive) idea.

While I love the SB400's small size, there are times I wish it could swivel for portrait orientation.
 
The 35 or the 50 is the recommended prime.

I have the 35, and sometimes I feel squished for space indoors.

Put the stock 18-55 on, and walk around with it locked at 35 and see what you see.
Then lock it at 50 and compare.

I find 50mm a bit "zoomy" for indoors... but I still want to pick it up because
a) it's relatively inexpensive
b) it'll make a slightly better portrait lens (getting closer to that 75-100mm portraiture focal length sweeter zone )
 
gus6464 said:
Ohh really? With Canon they usually recommend 50mm on Rebels and 80mm on D's.
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On DX, the 35mm will have the same field of view as a 50mm on FX (full frame). This would be a "normal" prime. You will want wider inside a normal house. I have considered the 20mm af-d prime (will not AF on the D5100), but the 18-50 zoom does pretty well in those situations.

I have a 50mm f/1.4 that I use on my DX as a portrait lens, for the same field of view as an 85mm lens on FX. I also have the 105mm DC and would recommend that lens to anyone for both sharpness and bokeh, even though its field of view feels long on DX. I can only really use it outside.

I recommend them all, but the 35mm f/1.8 is sharp and affordable.
 
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Get at least the SB600. You can "remote" trip it with a nikon SG-3IR (about $12.00) on your "pop-up" flash. Thus putting the SB600 NOT on your camera, but off to one side.
 
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