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Old Jun 27, 2013 | 3:39 am
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Originally Posted by glennaa11
Google is your friend. Just do a Google shopping search of D5100. Looks like you can get a D5100 body only from Cameta Camera for about $385. You didn't mention what lens you have. Of course the beauty of a DSLR is that you can use different lenses depending on your application. I've always found DSLR video to have more problems than its worth. You might be better off with a dedicated video camera if video is your main objective.
If the OP has old Nikon AF lenses, they may not autofocus on the D5x00, or D3x00. Only AF-S compliant lenses that have their own focus motors will work on those bodies. Earlier, non AF-S lenses require a D90 or D7x00 or above to autofocus, as those bodies have their own focus motors, while Nikon's less expensive DSLRs do not.
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