I just bought this camera a few weeks ago,and am real impressed with how easy it is to use.There is only one complaint and that is changing lenses is really to be done quickly as dust really attracts to the mirror,and in worse cases CCD. I have taken one back already for there was too much dust after just one lens change. Make sure camera is off.Hold upside down and have other lens ready. Other than that the manual setting are easy to navigate. Image quality seems really good so far. The kit lens which is a 18-70 NikkorED is clear and in MHO better than any Canon lens I've used of same size. Pre digital though. I have not used any other older lenses as I don't have older Nikon gear. I do know that using a non-Nikon lens will slow the focus times down a tad. It is not a metal body so fairly lightwieght.(I believe that the composite material and the static elec, being digital contributes to the dust inside.) The battery seems to last forever too, which is not the case with my Nikon8700. Go for it and enjoy! Let me know how you like it,and post lot's of images.

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