[Fritzm]

I can't speak from experience but from what I hear you should check out refurbished cameras at the Nikon website and the Adorama web site. I've never looked so I don't know if B&H does refurbs, they might. They say some refurbs have a shutter activation count under 10. Again, you'll be amazed at the low light performance of a new camera. The D3100 has big bang for the buck. The D5100, like my D5000 and I imagine the new D5200, has an articulated screen, like the old Canon point and shoots. This can be really handy. The D5100 uses the same sensor as the pricier D7000.