Have been keeping my eye on the Nikon range after missing out on the 15% ebay deal when I saw this in today's HN catalogue. Seemed pretty good for local stock.
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$522 with AMEX
Amex offer is valid until 1/2/2016.
Is the camera any good?
I'm not a camera expert but it seems slightly better in some aspects than the D3300 but its also older. Worth the extra dollars? You decide. Extra lens makes it look like good value.
Snapsort is probably THE worst way to decide what camera to purchase short of tossing a coin. Apart from occasional mistakes the site compares specs based on spec sheets in an automated way that can be very misleading. Especially true between different manufacturers but even between different generations or lines from the same manufacturer the specs can be quoted differently. But more importantly if you don't know what you want to do with a camera you'll have no idea what you do or don't need out of those specs.
For a casual shooter the articulating screen might be useful if you want to take selfies, take shots at the zoo or anywhere else where putting the camera to your eye or face won't work.
For more serious photography I'd buy this camera for the articulating screen as a second body. I'd avoid it as my main camera. The Nikon 3xxx and 5xxx series are hobbled in the following ways
- no high speed sync (flash photos limited to 1/200th or slower shutter)
- no focus motor in the body - only newer lenses with built in motor will autofocus
- metering on older manual focus lenses may not work too
If you really want to get serious about shooting think about a D7100 or D7200 if you're staying with Nikon. Faster focusing. More focus points. High speed flash sync. Works with most older lenses (Some limitations on Sigma who didn't reverse engineer the Nikon protocol properly).
dan086 thank you for not adding in the AMEX discount into the title :)
A review of the camera here http://www.techradar.com/au/reviews/cameras-and-camcorders/c…
Great price!