I don’t understand what “for this money” means. I don’t see much difference in the quality of the photos taken on the D3100, D5100, D7000. This is the most important thing, but the fact that there are a little more baubles on “advanced” cameras is show-off! , the more reliable! And overpaying for the dubious pleasure of having a swivel screen, and a couple of extra 10-20tr megapixels is stupid!