Can you help me to choose my First ever DSLR Camera?

[Anbesol]

many of them will never buy another lens for their first SLR.

If that is true, then they should get a compact system camera instead of a DSLR. If you don't take advantage of fast lens options, then DSLR really has no point above a CSC.

I'm not suggesting to get NO lens, I just might suggest getting a *better* lens. The garden variety 18-55mm's are all slow, almost every kit lens is slow. Although, the A77 comes with a 16-50 f/2.8, thats a good fast kit lens.

Buying a new slr ought to be a richly rewarding experience, whether you buy it with or without a lens. The industry and the hobby would be better served if manufacturers provided the best that they could in a kit lens. When I twist a sticky, grating lens on a new camera my heart shrivels.I lose all interest in the camera it is attached to.

Manufacturers are penny pinchers. And the layperson, the general consumer is more interested in the more superficial features and qualities of a kit then they are the technical. MFR's cram everything they can into the camera, but they never really try pushing the bar on the quality of kit, I think its obvious that they aspire for 'satisfactory' and not excellence for their kit lens.

But, they are still very SLOW, and do not hit very telephoto at all. There are other lens that are a lot more interesting and worthwhile than a kit. If a consumers staying with a kit, then they are better off with a CSC.

Oh yeah and the D5100 has better image quality between those two.

[PeakingFox]

I also suggest getting a better than kit lens. Quality of final product will convince you once you do. You won't regret it.

[Joel]

D5100 for sure!