good camera for the aspiring photographer?

[Anbesol]

"Low light and quick shutter' is exclusively a capacity of lens, not the camera. The ISO may seem like the big difference here, but an f/1.8 maximum aperture will do a lot more for low light/quick shutter than ISO 3200 over 800/1600 does. In any event, a kit lens included under $1000 is far from ideal for this specific puirpose, the cheapest option at your disposal for this purpose is the 50mm f/1.8 at ~$110. Its available on every camera mount. Look for anything in the range of f/1.4 to f/2, as fast of lens as they get. (well, the f/1.2 and faster are ridiculously pricey)

The Sony NEX is a series I am extremely excited for, however - for the purpose of 'low light quick shutter', you will have a much wider lens selection available on standard DSLRs. For the time being, the availability of fast lens on these compact EVIL cameras is scarce (Olympus/Sony). If I'm up to date, then f/2.8 is the fastest lens available for any small EVIL camera. The Sony NEX series DOES have an AF Alpha mount adapter, which opens up the selection a ton, but you'll lose AF ability, and once you add a full size lens plus adapter, you really aren't that much smaller than a DSLR anyway.

[rozzi]

is the nex 3 capable of doing this?
the shutter speed and features seem to be up to it.

and well the reason im so drawn to this camera is for the size, style and simplicity. Id love to have some very high end 1000$ camera but for 599.99$ with a 18-55mm lens it seems about right. I just want to make sure its a good investment and can do the things im interested in.