Time for my granddaughter to get into photography ( on yearbook staff in high school) I'm going to give her my Nikon D7000 w/ 18 to 140 Nikon lens. Problem, what to replace it with ? I already have the D800 I use primarily for scenics and a D7100 w/ 80 - 400 for wildlife. The D7000 was my out in the woods hunting or out on the water fishing camera. I'm thinking of the D7500 w/ either an 18 - 140 or an 18 - 300. Thoughts ? from anyone with either combination of a better suggestion ? thanks

Interesting thoughts but my experience is just the opposite. I recently completed several photography classes at the local university and in almost all the classes were high school age teenagers who wanted to know more about photography. I would assume most were serious because the requirement for the course was to have a dslr camera with exchangeable lenses. So most had purchased or borrowed a family member's camera.

Using cell phone cameras had instilled a desire to learn more of the technical aspect of photography so they could improve their skills. This was a group that already had the creative drive and talent but needed some technical help in actually being good photographers. Many of the shots in yearbooks are candid, on the spot photos that the cell phone excels at. However, many others are staged shots with preparation, props and composition where the dslr does the job better.

Many of the young people were on yearbook, school newspapers and even local newspaper staffs for local events and activities. They seemed to enjoy the "pro" status when it came to photography assignments and they were the ones packing actual dslrs.

Did they still depend heavily on the cell phone camera - yes and they will not give that up. BUT, they also recognize the value of a more capable camera.

So maybe it is the culture that your grand kids are in that discourages the use of non-cell phone cameras, but it is sure not evident in those I am seeing.

Yabut, just be sure that granddaughter is a child of your daughter who knows you and not the child of a daughter-in-law who may have been molested by a relative "giving gifts and offering lessons" who might perceive your act of kindness as a prelude to isolating the girl and setting her up to later get the blouse off of her, and don't call me cynical - I have three sons and three daughters-in-law and many girls have been brainwashed by older women into thinking of every man as a pervert and expensive gifts are merely proof of "the facts."