Review on Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - High Resolution 16.2MP by Kenji Viray Tsuchida ᠌

Name: Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - High Resolution 16.2MP
Item: Nikon D5100 Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm VR Lens - High Resolution 16.2MP
Rating: 4

September 23, 2022

Everything is fine, I liked the product, I bought it for a reason.

One of the good models for those who want to learn how to work with a DSLR in manual mode, but do not know how. The auto modes work well, so even your grandma can take some cool shots. And do not listen to snobs, what is in the photo is much more important than how it was taken. If it's faster and easier for you to shoot something cool on the machine, shoot it.

About filming a video. The camera in general was promoted as one of the solutions for video amateurs. But the video is mostly shot on closed apertures and with manual focus, at least I've seen mostly this use of cameras as a video. Plus, videos will most likely need filters so that you can increase the exposure to create a more contrasting and brighter picture. It is also desirable to purchase a trailer microphone. The built-in pick up everything, including the autofocus motor.

I myself am very pleased with the camera. For a couple of years of ownership, I learned to shoot and process photos quite tolerably. Got a couple of lenses. I take it with me for walks and trips. Very pleasant user experience. The quality of the pictures is amazing. Recently, I even managed to earn some money with it.

Only I recommend taking the camera itself separately and buying the lens separately. It will be a little more expensive, but the picture will be much better. In a pair of camera-optics, optics play a much more important role. Kit lenses are very average.

Pros

The carcass itself is very good for the money. A good choice of automatic modes in case you don’t want to bother your head, but just shoot. In manual modes, it also behaves quite adequately. Makes good jpegs, sometimes I don't even bother with editing RAW. For such a price, the level of noise at high ISOs is also quite low. If you practice and master photo post-processing (which even the most professional pros are doing very actively now), you can use it to make very beautiful and juicy pictures. The video is pretty good too.

Cons

Autofocus is not the fastest. And not always very accurate. At least on a whale lens and other lenses of the same level. The 18-55VR kit lens that I had quite noticeably "soaps" the picture. Noticeable loss of sharpness and color of the image when viewed at a scale of 1:1. As a result, when using it, it is better to save photos in a lower resolution. After using other, sharper lenses, one gets the feeling that the pictures are always and everywhere a little out of focus, or that the sensor is smeared with Vaseline. Not the most capacious battery, especially in the cold (well, this is the nature of batteries in general).