[JavaBrewer]

Best of luck with your new camera Shaun. I hope you have great fun and success with it!

A few years back I needed to take pictures of our home to put up for rental. Of course I read all the camera related threads here for guidance and ended up buying a used D5100 with the kit lens and usual accessories for $250. It did ok for outdoor shots but I never really had time to play with it and get great shots. Yep the lens was pretty basic and I was considering going to a prime lens, 35mm f1.8, but it never happened. The deal breaker was my daughters prom day, wife armed with iPhone X and me the DLSR. Her pictures came out amazing, all of mine forgettable. So many ways to tweak a DLSR, I came from the old days of 35mm film, with a Nikon FM manual, just film speed, f-stop, and shutter to really mess around with (outside the darkroom). When I retire I might try the DLSR market again with a full frame or mirrorless version which are far more $$$ and a couple good prime lens options.