Is this camera a good choice: At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge...

paulevy Loc: Lawrenceville, NJ USA

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

Go for it! It's a good camera with a good lens that will cover a large spread. If you want to do more research, you can do some comparisons on these sites. If I were you, I'd buy it and start enjoying it. Just put it on Auto and click away. Or, spend another six months doing research. : )

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EmilMiller Loc: Miramar, FL

It would be a solid choice if you like it. For the photographs (memories) you will be making, it will provide quality images for a reasonable price. At 24 Megapixels, it also can make some nice enlargements of special memories. Enjoy it.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

I have a friend who purchased that same camera maybe the same lens for his daughter’s high school graduation. He decided to buy a camera and take his olwn pictures instead of hiring a photographer. The pictures turned out very nice. He now keeps the camera in his backpack and travels with it for work.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

The D3400 is Nikon's newest entry level camera. It succeeded the D3300. I would prefer the D3300. There are so many cameras to select from. Bridge cameras and pocket cameras have improved immensely too. Lastly, I will say that the D3400 with the Sigma 18-250mm, will serve you well. It has 24 megapixels. Read reviews too. Good luck.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Yes. I just bought that camera for my granddaughter who's off to college. She loves it.

67skylark27 Loc: Fort Atkinson, WI

Same advice - the d3300 is great, and cheaper. I like my d5300 too, wifi built in and the articulating screen
are nice features. My vote: d5300 with the 18-140 and a prime 35mm 1.8.

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Here is a lens that came with my D6006 film camera. I have also used it on my D7000 and it was a great lens. Don't confuse it with the 35-80mm f4.5-5.6. They're 2 different lenses. This is a terrific lens, and combined with your camera you would find it a nice, light combination. It gives a great range of focal lengths for photos around the home. The price is right, too. Before buying, I would contact the seller and find out just what he means by "used condition." That could mean anything.

The lens I'm speaking of is a full frame lens, so you can figure the field of view accordingly.

http://www.ebay.com/p/Nikon-Zoom-NIKKOR-35-80mm-f-4-0-5-6-AF-D-D-AF-Lens/101703195

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

Get it and create some awesome images. If it feels good, that is very important as well as a great combo.

Jim Bob

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

Yes. D3300 might save you a few bucks without compromising on image quality.

jccash Loc: Longwood, Florida

My son is selling a Nikon D5100 with kit lens and a Tamron 18-270. You can make an offer. He is going to purchase a Sony a6500.

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pho/d/nikon-d5100-with-nikonvr-lens/6330464393.html

https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/pho/d/tamronmm/6330477771.html

Grace98 Loc: Waterlooville, Hampshire - United Kingdom

Hi Paulevy....I've got a D3300 and love it. I opted for this model instead of the D3400. Firstly, it was cheaper. According to the manual, it takes 700 shots per charge - the D3400 takes more, but do you actually take that many shots per session - I always have a spare battery anyway. Also the D3400 has a built in WiFi. If you're the type to upload pictures to social media every time you take a shot, then go for the 3400. I've taken some really good shots with it (I also have the Nikkor 18-300 lens). Just have a look at this picture which I took to give you an idea, taken at 18mm - hope this helps but please feel free to ask me any questions..Grace

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

mr. don

i,m 83 years old, have s soney a55 dslr, a nikon p7700 & a sony rxi00 111. i bought as a backup camera i could fit in my shirt pocket. and now find my self useing it the most,. i print my own pictures most at 13x19,i sell at art shows, i,m going on scott kelbys world wide photo walk in a bout i hour in downtown ft.lauderdale fl. i,m taking the dslr frist time i,m useing it in about 6 months,also the rx100. i use my cameras for about the same reasons as you, go to your camera store and hold a dslr in one hand and s sony rx100 in the other and then deside witch one. you want to lug around all day, last week we went to a birthday gathering for my granddaughters 30 th. at the mi kiy restaurant, very dark in side, had the soney rx100 it takes pictures almost in the compleat dark got very nice pictures with no flash, although it has a bilt in flash, at our ages you cant beat it.

CO

Unfortunately, Nikon eliminated the ultrasonic sensor cleaner in the D3400. All of Nikon's recent DSLR cameras have had that feature. Also, its pop-up flash only has one-half the power of the flash in the D3300. I think Nikon has been trying to cut costs a lot lately. If you get the D3400 also get a good filtered blower to get the dust off the sensor. I got the Koh Global Hepa Jet Air II blower. It has a large hepa filter that filters out 99.97% of dust particles. It also has an anti-static filter, a one-way check valve, and a medical grade PVC bulb. Most blowers have a rubber bulb that can shed fine particles that will be blown on the sensor. The medical grade PVC bulb won't do that. Adorama Camera carries it and you can order it directly from Koh.

fourlocks Loc: Londonderry, NH

paulevy wrote:

At age 81, I use a camera for travel, street, sport and active grandchildren. Looking for a simple to use and lightweight camera (and rejecting bridge cameras for the delay in capturing the image) my camera store suggests a Nikon D3400 body with a Sigma 18-250mm lens. It feels good in the store but I don't know the limitations. Any ideas??

Paul -

For a modest increase in price, the D5xxx series offers more capabilities, including the touch screen, yet it's still compact and lightweight. I have a D5500 with the Nikon 18-200mm lens which is a superb zoom lens. Keep in mind any long lens like the 18-250 is going to add a significant amount of weight to the package and I found a good shoulder strap makes it a lot easier to tote mine around when I'm on a hike. As long as it feels good to you, go for it.