What DSLR camera should YOU buy & how I chose Mine

I know I said I'd write this blog once I actually had MY camera that I want, but I think it would be better to just write it now so ppl don't have to keep waiting on me to save up & buy it to make the blog. So I'll start off by saying how I chose the camera that I'm saving for the Nikon D5100. I 1st was trying to see which was better: "Nikon or Canon" and as I watched a LOT of YouTube videos & read a bunch of Blogs + Reviews about which one was "better" I found out that they're BOTH great cameras & it just depends on YOU. Nikon is the best for taking Pictures b/c it has the best Lenses & Canon is the best for Video b/c Sony makes their Lenses.

I wanted a camera for Photography, Modeling & to make Videos on YouTube with; so I had to choose if I wanted better photos or video (Canon still takes good photos, I'm just one of the people that thinks Nikon's is better). So I went to Target & Best Buy to try out their Nikon & Canon cameras to see which one felt most comfortable in MY hands & had the controls easiest for ME to understand etc. I ended up liking the Nikon camera better b/c it felt a lot more comfortable and "right" in my hands than the Canon one + it's cheaper.

Next I researched online about all the Nikon DSLR cameras, at 1st I was gonna buy the D3100 b/c it was one of the cheaper ones they have + takes great photos; btw ALL the Nikon DSLR's can be used for Photography and all of them take some great photos. Remember that it's NOT the camera that makes the photos "great" but the Talent & Skills of the Photographer shooting with it!! I have a friend named Ashley who uses a D3100 so if you'd like to see some photos she's taken with it, you can find them here, here & here. Know that she is NOT a "professional" photographer, but she's an aspiring one just like me.

Back to the D3100, I decided I didn't want to buy it b/c of the Screen it has, YES that's the only reason!! The D3100 has a screen that flips out to the bottom & with that screen I wouldn't be able to see myself when recording Videos for YouTube + I like to see myself when taking Self Portraits; both b/c I'm shy & new to all of this (Modeling & Vlogging) so I'd like to see what I'm doing "wrong" in the screen & try to fix everything etc. Also I can check the time on the screen when recording Videos and make sure people can see me in the frame & the lighting of my room or outside is good etc. So I chose the Nikon camera with a screen that flips to the side the D5100, that way I would feel more confident about making videos & taking self portraits =)

So my advice is to just DO your own Research when trying to find out what camera you want, check out the cameras inside the store & see which one feels right for YOU & don't buy the highest priced one just b/c they say it's better than all the other ones. If you just want a camera to make Videos with, I'd just buy a Camcorder (Sony) b/c that's what most YouTubers use & they all have great quality videos. And if you want a camera for videos + great pictures, but aren't trying to become a photographer I'd say to check out either the Nikon J1 or the Nikon COOLPIX L120 that NaturallyCandi uses (or a Canon camera too). I'm not a professional on all this stuff, I'm just giving MY opinion on all of it & what I know from what I've looked up, hope it helped =) And make sure to watche the videos below this blog to help you out more, good luck~