Mark provided excellent advice (both by email and on the phone) to guide me to this product. Being an enthusiastic camera user himself he was wanting to make sure he matched the product to what I required... and not just make a sale.

Gen View: Have had many camera's in the past from quick shoot, to semi-proffessional DSLR's. I was on the look out for a versatile camera, which takes great shots, can still be completely manually adjust to my own settings, or other times just go fully lazy, err i mean full auto settings, and then I...

hmmm welll all i can say nikon is meant for great cameras so go for this nikon d5100 coz at entry level this is the good camera to buy, i havent use the camera much till now, coz of my busy schedule will be using soon and will explore all the settings

A1 on all aspects and brings a new dimension to phtography

I bought my Nikon D5100 last October, and it was my first major purchase. I had used my parent's DSLR in the past but was ready to upgrade, and get my own. I was torn between this and the Canon Rebel, but I decided to get the Nikon because I already had a Nikor lense from my parent's camera.

Reliable Viewing Screen rotates Easy to use and understand Easy to change lenses

Photos not as sharp as Canon ones

I wanted a camera that could deliver both high quality photos and high quality video. Though I haven't pushed the camera to it's limits, I have been able to use it in the exact manner I was hoping for.

Easy To Use; Fast / Accurate Auto-Focus; Good Image Quality; Good Image Stabilization; Quiet; Tilt /Swivel LCD

Short Battery Life

I have been looking at purchasing a Nikon for over a year now but hadnt found "the right one". I went to local stores and tried them all out.... I had found this one and played around with it, decided I liked it but didnt like the price as I had to pay extra for the lens.......

I find this DSLR camera small and light for carrying everywhere. It is 16MP and that means there can be huge portraits or landscapes without any difficulty. The auto focus is great and it is now my favourite.

Good Sized Screen; Nice Features and Settings; Rugged; Easy To Use; Fast Shutter Speed; Excellent In Low Light; Good Battery Life; Great Resolution

Bad Battery Life

Great DSLR. I love the articulated viewing screen and that there is live view. There are lots of great features that make this a nice step up from my older Nikon DSLR. The video feature is neat, though it does not focus as well as when using the DSLR for photos.

It is a useless piece of you know what. make it waterproof.

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