If by portrait you mean real portraits, you are now talking about lights, not cameras. A pair of SB-900 (used) and some compact RS-8 lightstands plus a pair of small umbrellas will be a great start. I would avoid the expense of FX. You aren\'t going to see much gain for the money spent. For \"street\" photography, the D5100 plus Nikon 18-55mm VR has a lot to offer. The D5100 has a cool fold out screen. You fold it out and point it up, and hold the camera at your waist, This does two things for you. First, holding at the waist is steadier. Second, you are looking down instead of holding the camera to your face and pointing it at people. Most people don\'t realize you are taking their photo. The 18-55mm VR is a very capable small zoom and won\'t attract anywhere near the attention a big honking 24-70mm would. The D5100 has been replaced by the D5200 (same sensor as the D7100,) and there are some good deals on it. A D5200 would do what you want as well. Buying that instead of a D7100 would leave $$ left over for lights.
One other thing I\'ll mention here. On forums you see people rave abou this or that, and usually it\'s very expensive. Don\'t buy stuff based on these sorts of posts. You will quickly go broke and your photos won\'t look any better than they did before. Think very carefully about what kinds of images you want to take and the conditions you will be taking them. It is wasteful to spend $4,000 when spending $1,000 will accomplish your goals nicely.
Kent in SD
May 23, 2013 at 07:57 AM
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