Nikon D3100 14MP DSLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens (Refurbished) $300 + Free Shipping

Quote from J03 : I'm so torn. Been looking for a decent starter DSLR and consequently have been waiting for the T3i or T4i to come down in price. Have a best friend since childhood who is a professional photographer and he has sworn by Canon his entire career. However for the price, this seems like a good intro.

Honestly, I'm a starter DSLR-er myself and went ahead & grabbed this D3100. I was too looking to nab a T3i or T4i, even got the T3i down to $475 shipped, but decided against it since this is so cheap in price.

It's cheap enough to where I can get my feet wet in the world of DSLRs, buy a lens or 2, and go from there. By next year or so, if you decide you need an upgrade, you probably won't be out of that much $, since you should be able to resell your gear to grab back some of the money you invested.

If all else fails, you can shoot with it for a week or 2 & send it back

Quote from thumper300zx : With lens?

yeah with a 18-55 lens

Quote from 2littleprincess : HAve a rebel xt, but have been wanting to upgrade--is this a good upgrade? Have only really used canon. Still a novice dslr

Can compare some pros & cons here:

http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon...ikon_D3100

Thanks, in for 1, my first DSLR!

How much better is this than the D40x? Is it any better than the old D80? I have been looking for an updated body. The lens is definitely a plus. Opinions??

Quote from ppt : Same boat. Got this hoping to toss for the same (or better) price in case D5100 price drops around $400.

Just an FYI...Sony is set to launch new entry level DSLR A58 in april at MSRP of $600 with lens . I am hoping this will bring down the prices of A57(same league as T3I/D5100 ?) to 450-500 . If you are not a Canon/Nikon brand freak , this is a worthy competitor.

Quote from Requisite : Can compare some pros & cons here: http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon...ikon_D3100

Ok, I jumped on it. I will try it out and if better than XT then I can sell XT on craigslist. Xt does not have video.

First DSLR here. Going on a eurotrip (london,amsterdam,paris,frankfurt) for 1 week in April... This should be a good deal on taking nice pics.

Do I need to get another lens for all the outdoor shooting I will be doing or will this combo suffice for a novice?

AHHHH I BIT! First DSLR... Really excited!

whats the opinion on refurbs in this matter?
i was set to pull even as a refurb but i'm seeing no ability to get a squaretrade ext warranty or anything...which is sorta turning me off, coming from the PC world where a 3-400 dollar item has 3-5 or lifetime warranties, sort of skeptical, especially considering like clockwork every Canon i've owned dies out at about 1.5 years (never had their dslr's but had their stuff that was the mid between slr and point and shoot)

So I've been wanting to upgrade my d3000 to a d5100. I've been waiting for the prices to drop.

This seems like a pretty good deal though. Something that I'd like to use in the meantime while I wait. Would I be able to sell this on craigslist or somewhere else for equal value?

I did a quick lookup in my area and it would seem so from the average price people are putting it up. Though I am not sure if they are selling.

In for one. My daughter starts soccer next month. Hopefully I can get some decent action shots!

in 4 1, nice

Refurb camera from ebay? There has to be a strong reason to go for it.