Nikon D3100, any good?

[Davekyn]

I really wish I could hep you. I have been researching myself for the Best Consumer DSLR.
The one you mention is on the list. One thing I remember being said about it, was the automatic focus mode in Video, being slow to react and also audible doing capture as it Zooms in and out.

Personally I am not the worried about Video and am trying to decide on best picture quality.
Seems some are better in low light conditions and other variables ... I am just like you learning myself.

I like the idea of Macro and have enjoyed dong that with any old compact over the years ... I opted to go DSLR now over a premium compact because I wont to play with Depth of Field and read in the posts about the place that the Size of the sensor was an important factor ...

I plan to take it Hiking a lot and would like to catch some low light photos around camp and so on.

At this point I am going with the Canon EOS 550D/Rebel TI2 with a Kit lens 18-55 for just under $650.00 from the US.

[SERFDG]

good post.............