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First decent camera was a Yashica Minister III, inherited from my father in 1979. Later on I had a Yashica FX3 Super 2000, a terrific camera, just basic metered manual but dead easy to use,...

Think they're fine. The sort of pictures I might take if I was out for a day's shooting. As to the D850, I'm sensitive to the colours which are actually out there, and as I said a day ago it seems...

Wow! Nikon doing what Nikon does best. Great colour which gels.

Expensive for a consumer-grade camera.

Spot on. Depends on what sort of features (e.g. direct access controls) you want for this toe-in-the-water exercise. The D3xxx series may be billed as aimed at beginners, but you can ignore that; ...

Nikon wants to sell lenses. It makes sense to keep a range of cameras to attract people to buy into Nikon.  A D6xx can be not far above a D7500 because they're quite different cameras.

Matter of taste. Mine's black. Don't think the silver looks right.

Interesting! Nikons have traditionally had a reputation for over-exposing; I usually default to 1/3 stop under. However, my Df doesn't need it; wonder if the latest Nikons don't. The Sony ...

Nice camera, the D3100. Would suggest keeping it until you're sure the new kit is what you want.

It's seriously over-exposing in some of your shots. For a start I'd try using exposure compensation to see if you can get a consistently better exposure. If you can't, trying switching to ...

I have a Df, D3100 and P7100, and did have a D5500. The Df and D5500 came with EN-EL14a, the others EN-EL14. I use the batteries interchangeably and they work fine. I read somewhere when the ...

"better grip" is subjective. I had a D5500 and didn't like the grip, and it felt just a tad too small and light as well. Preferred the handling of my D3100. Never tried the D5300.  Try before you buy.

Yep, I always stick the camera in the rucksack, either in the top if it's an ILC or side pocket if it's a suitable compact. Stopping to get it out gives me a well-earned rest!

Never an ultra-light...

Smartphones are convenient, for taking snaps on the move. But for someone who specifically wants to enjoy going out and take pics, a DSLR is a much more involving experience. Smartphones don't come...

No inevitably. DSLRs will be here as long as people want optical viewfinders.

Some (a lot) of people like DSLRs, precisely because of the optical viewfinder. Shooting experience matters. These are two perfectly good cameras, for beginners, but also for others; it depends on...

Doesn't mention price. In the UK, prices for lower-end Nikon cameras with kit lens are around: D3400 £449, D5300 £529, D5600 £590 - £729. The Canon SL2 (200D in UK) with kit lens is £679.

Also...

Good pro photographers are worth what they get paid; they put an awful lot of skill and effort in getting out the product they're being paid for.

The overwhelming majority of enthusiast...

There are other options; a Creative Commons license is one. One example is
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/

Essentially, you retain the copyright, which must be displayed with any...

I manage a couple of three-week trips to Scotland every year, and 2 or 3 years ago noticed quite a few tourists from Japan using N1. That's it. Yes, a lot of people are snapping using smart phones, ...