![]() In many ways I think the 28-300mm is a great lens optically, but I didn't like the feel of the zoom ring-it's feels inconsistent and a little too tight-and it's too heavy for a light body like the D3100's. In addition to the always reliable 18-55mm VR kit lens, I shot with the new pro-level 28-300mm f3.5-5.6 ED VR and consumer 55-300mm f4.5-5.6 ED VR, as well as the older 35mm f1.8 lens. Sharpness is, of course, lens dependent, but I was pretty happy with the various models I tested generally, shots looked sharp but not oversharpened. The camera delivers excellent color reproduction in its default SD mode as well-a nice change from some overly saturation-pushing competitors like Pentax and Sony-and its metering and exposure system work reliably and well. ( Adobe Camera Raw doesn't yet support the D3100 and Nikon Capture NX 2 doesn't provide sufficiently granular enough noise reduction for me to do raw versus JPEG comparisons). It produces exceptionally clean JPEGs up through ISO 800 and very usable ones through ISO 3200. ![]() The D3100 has a very good noise profile it matches (and perhaps bests) the current leader in the budget dSLR category, the Pentax K-x. So while the D3100 isn't a bad camera, and for the most part holds its own against competitors from other manufacturers, it still pales in comparison with its own line mates. And with the exception of video, which many users don't care about anyway, it's very similar to the much cheaper D3000. It's priced the same as the still-available D5000, which is in many ways a better camera. Until I sat down to actually write this review, it hadn't struck me how confusing the market placement of the Nikon D3100 is.
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