Hello There! I have to go back a bit in this review! Since I was 5 years, I am familiar with photography and took part all levels: roll film (Pouva Start), miniature (internships MTL5 ... own photo lab, etc.), APS, Digital, Compact, Bridge and SLR each analogue and the latter and all digitally .... until about 2006/07 I photographed analog SLR after a first foray into digital photography from 2000 to 2002 I could not really satisfy and convince. Now, after about 7 years with compact digital Knipsen I realized with horror, but that the photos are indeed of the exposure and focus while mostly succeeded the art work completely on the track remained (Selective Focus, picture, image design, etc.), it was just everything the quality of these unspeakable phone snapshots (and then the Pixelbrei in low light conditions, terrible) ... therefore I have been for some time looking for an entry-level SLR for the re-entry into the "real" photography and I have well read on the Internet. After much back and forth (Olympus E450, Canon EOS 1100D, etc.) what it should be because now I'm stuck with the D3100, also because here the pixel craze has not yet struck! 14 megapixels, Nobody needs more !!! The data masses can be sometime no longer "affairs" and for photo canvas 75 x 50 cm extends the fine.
At the weekend now the first hiking trip with the "new" to the Zittau Mountains in glorious photo Weather ... after almost 400 photos, I am pleased that the old Fotografiertugenden are back: Cropped flowers and portraits, crisp landscape and architectural photos, no Pixelbrei in low light conditions (the small flash illuminated very well from up to 5m), image sections that you do not need to reprocess, etc. And I first worked with the scene modes ... so maxed out only a fraction of the functions. The supplied kit lens also extends first completely. For the ambitious amateur photographers exactly the right device, valuable processed, not too big and not too heavy, relatively self-explanatory operation (have not a page in the operating instructions are read) ... battery has so far held out well. I am fully satisfied and I am pleased to finally be able to take pictures again ... !!! Strong buy recommendation !!! At the moment the internet offer for 316.00 in a kit ... because you can not go wrong.