new to photography and im looking to get a DSLR, so far ive compared Nikon and Cannon and this is what ive come down too
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Rebel-T3-Digital-18-55mm/dp/B004J3Y9U6/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1320197186&sr=8-5

what do you guys think? good camera?
if you guys could give me any advice ide really appreciate it!

budget?

close to the price of that canon rebel, 500$ or so. i know thats low but for now thats what im workin with

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D3100-Digital-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B003ZYF3LO/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1320628995&sr=8-1

Best for that price.


Even though i'd say save up some more and get:

http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-D5100-Digital-18-55mm-3-5-5-6/dp/B004V4IWKG/ref=sr11?ie=UTF8&qid=1320629046&sr=8-1


Yes it is absolutely worth the extra 200$.
In the entry level market nikon is better than canon(don't mind the name, i'm not a nikon fan, i shoot canon lol).

This post was edited by nikon on Nov 6 2011 07:29pm

thanks for the info! im going to look into the D3100, with that in mind what is the comparison between the canon rebel t3 and the D3100?

Most important advantages of the D3100 over the t3:

Larger screen
higher res movies
lower noise
larger sensor
more focus points
more megapixels
better image quality
self cleaning sensor and more..

There is really no challenge in my opinion.

thank you again, i think this might be the camera im going to purchase!

If u had a higher price range there would be many more camera+lens choices.
But D3100 is the best run for your money

yeah in entry lvl nikon certainly is better

wish i did have a higher budget but going to school full time and only working a min wage job



Im thinking about ordering the d3100 very soon, im excited!