Hello everyone, Name is Kevin and I live in Southwest Missouri. Referred to this site by a member of a automotive forum. Looking forward to getting into photography and meeting people on this forum, always enjoyed taking pictures with my simple point and shot camera (Powershot 1000 I believe) So this year I decided to take the plunge into a entry level dslr. I just bought a Nikon D3000 with the added Nikkor 55-200mm zoom lens, 16gig sd card, bag, usb card reader, extra battery, remote, and went ahead and got a decent Dolica tripod. I can't wait to start and learn this new world through the lens of my camera! Glad this forum is here and seems like everyone is eager to learn just like I am. Shout out to Franglais for helping me pick the camera best for me, thanks man!