re: #175 wheat-dogghazi

My Nikon D60 is showing its age (5+ years), so I’m getting those new-camera urges. I’d like to get one of the new Nikon 1 mirrorless cameras, but I’ve already got 3 decent F-mount lenses so I’ll probably stick with a DSLR body. The question is, which one? Even the low end models outstrip my D60, but I’m aiming for the midrange.

While I’m in the US during August, I may hunt around for a good used Nikon body.

Ill stick to my usual recommendation: Get an Olympus OM-D E-M5. Micro-4/3s is a really slick system now with great cameras and lenses plus the availability of cheap adapters for just about every lens mount on the market (I have ones for Nikon F & LTM & plan on buying one for Canon FD). dpreview.com

If you have the money, the newer OM-D E-M1 is even nicer dpreview.com

If you do get a Nikon, there are some good deals out there - window shop at keh.com and you can learn the absolute max you should spend for any given used camera. Or heck, just buy from them - theyre really good peopl e (only know them as a satisfied customer). Still, mirrorless is the future I think - the DSLRs only real advantage was familiarity for those who had used film. Now mirrorless cameras are all getting faster, better & cheaper all the time and even the full frame monsters will be left in the dust soon enough.