Still highly recommended

I have now bought just 2 years ago, the D5100. At that time already the successor model on the market, but I have to decide by extensive research and thorough try out for the D5100. 2013 I wanted deeper into the video creation and it's my D90 because, inter alia, not Full HD, only conditionally suitable. Since then I have made more than 8,000 pictures with the camera and am still convinced of the picture quality. Already with the supplied as a kit lens Nikkor 18-105mm succeed excellent images. This combined offer is especially for architectural photography really cool because the pictures end up with almost no distortion on the memory card. But only with a higher quality optics shows the 16 MP sensor what he can. Clear I can recommend here the Nikon AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm 1: 2.8G (macros and portraits) and the excellent Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 85mm 1: 1.8 g, which provides a portrait lens extremely sharp photos , As a very good combination for video recordings my Sigma 17-70 mm lens f2,8-4,0 (DC Macro OS HSM) has been established. This works perfectly with the D5100. Only the Nikon AF-S Zoom Nikkor 70-300mm 1: 4,5-5,6G VR lens I find a better location on my D90, as it seems a bit out of place on the lightweight D5100. The picture quality is here but also super.

Even, or perhaps because NIKON already brings out the D5500, the D5100 is due to their potential and the now very low price still my clear recommendation to DSLR beginners. Many cameras can do more, but not many better. The money saved would be better to invest in appropriate optics.

Supplement 05:05:15
Speaking of "appropriate appearance" ... in the meantime I have still the Nikon 35mm 1 AF-S DX Nikkor: 1.8g risen. In conjunction with the sensor of the D5100, the optics has a great depth of field and is thoroughly recommended. The aperture 1.8 can be his motives super cropping and succeed partly (in the positive sense) surprising shots. The 35mm is the focal length of the APS-C quasi almost to normal lens, ie Complies the normal perception of an eye.

With the lens affects the D5100, despite the presence setter Geli, properly snug.