Warning: beginner looking to buy a d-SLR camera

the recomendation of the 5100 with the 18-105 is a good one for you. You may also want to take a look at the pentax K30 with 18-135wr. Its very simular in spec but with a larger brighter view finder being a pentaprism and has basic weatherproofing and the ability to use AA batteries with an adapter should you get caught out with a flat battery.

--
new to technology,always learning