Nikon Rumors Forum » Topic: goodbye d5000 hello d3100

Paperman on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

Paperman — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:42:41 +0000

Good luck but I doubt you will get $500 for it Benalaxe . A new D5000 kit goes around $600 these days in major retailers , body only $520 or so ...

benalexe on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

benalexe — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:26:06 +0000

Funny about the 5K. I am selling it now. If It sells I may wait to see the d90 replacement before jumping on the 3100. I really want the auto focus video.

JGM411 on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

JGM411 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:54:18 +0000

benalexe said:
So today I put the body of my d5000 on ebay . I am going to upgrade to the new d3100. It looks like I will be giving up the 4 shots per sec and go to the 3 shots per sec. Also will loose the swivel display.

My gain will be more megapixels ( Who cares) But the real gain for me is video autofocus which I think is awsome.

The best part is I do not expect the upgrade to cost me anything. I will see the d5000 body for about $5000. Purchase the kit on the 3100 for $699 then sell the kit lens for about $150 so in the end it will cost me about $50

thoughts on this?

according to my calculations, based on your sales plan that you gave, you should earn $4451 on the deal. ;)

are you sure you can get $5K for your old camera?

pabnj on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

pabnj — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:55:27 +0000

Well benalexe, it looks like all eyes are on you to let us know your thoughts of the D3100. I can't say that I'd put up my existing camera until I had my new one in hand, but that's just me. Wish you the very best, and yes, tell us your thoughts.

tcole1983 on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

tcole1983 — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:42:42 +0000

Good luck. I don't shoot any video really so it wouldn't be worth it to me, but hope it works out for you. I am interested in seeing how it performs though.

kanuck on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

kanuck — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:57:23 +0000

Yes keep us posted because the specs make the D3100 a very interesting camera!

jonnyapple on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

jonnyapple — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:03:11 +0000

I'm interested to hear your thoughts after you try the D3100 since you know the D5000 because I know someone's going to ask me if it's worth it to 'upgrade' sometime.

Abhinav on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

Abhinav — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:45:15 +0000

nope D3100 isn't replacement of D5000.it has no AEB(Auto bracketing ) and IR port has been removed (ML=L3 won't work with D3100).

ayway congrats .

adamz on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

adamz — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:33:54 +0000

good luck with Your decision benalexe, although I doubt it can be called "upgrade"

benalexe on "goodbye d5000 hello d3100"

benalexe — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 14:19:00 +0000

So today I put the body of my d5000 on ebay . I am going to upgrade to the new d3100. It looks like I will be giving up the 4 shots per sec and go to the 3 shots per sec. Also will loose the swivel display.

My gain will be more megapixels ( Who cares) But the real gain for me is video autofocus which I think is awsome.

The best part is I do not expect the upgrade to cost me anything. I will see the d5000 body for about $5000. Purchase the kit on the 3100 for $699 then sell the kit lens for about $150 so in the end it will cost me about $50

thoughts on this?