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I believe you are slightly under exposed - perhaps an additional +1/2 stop would have helped .

The 18-55mm P does not have better IQ than the 18-55mm VRII (at least to my eyes) .

Mirrorless is not the be all - end all as evidence by those who left the Nikon DSLR DX format for mirrorless , then only to return back to Nikon DSLR DX format cameras ... The above said , what do ...

It also depends on what kind of a photographer you are : As a street , travel and fine art photographer - I prefer the small size of the D3300 and already have my controls set up for the shooting ...

Thanks for the replies ! The D7500 + the 16-80 bundled combo looks the way to go to get a great camera and lens ... Also appreciate the lens speed comparison between the 16-80 and 18-55 lenses - ...

*Prudent question : How to properly check for a decentered lens and determine if you have one which is defective ?

Thanks for the posts and 10-20mm samples ... A keeper of a lens  with good technique and stopped down in that sweet  f/8 to f/11 range .

OP Here : I'm committed good or bad to DX and what I think is a wonderful 24MP sensor wrapped in a D3xxx , D5xxx or D7xxx of your choosing . I'm sure there are good things to say about Sigma ...

*In the 16-80mm range : Is the Nikon 16-80mm f/2,8 - 4ED best in class for IQ in the Nikon line up OR 3rd party lenses covering the same  or similar focal length  ?

*Good review ... I like this guy's style  !

D3300 IQ is as good as higher number DX bodies - and better than most in low light IQ ... Unless you change setting often or need the larger view finder D7xxx , your images will not improve over ...

Just checking to see the over all satisfaction level regarding users of the Nikkor 10 - 20mm AF-P zoom wide angle ? Anything discouraging (other than the menu driven VR on / off ) you have found ...

"Honest, I would upgrade the camera to a D3300, D3400, or D3500. And I would upgrade the lens. You don't say which lens(es) you own, but the latest kit lenses from Nikon are much improved over the ...

*It is said : "You marry your lenses - while you only date your camera bodies" ... Buy the 16-80 .

The D3300 with the two kit lens (18-55mm & 55 - 200mm VR II ) can take excellent images stopped down a couple of stops from wide open . The 24MP DX sensor used in the D3300 is a very good one ... ...

*The VRII is very sharp - a wash  between it and the newer "P" version . The "P" advantages are no noise while focusing  for video shooting and it focuses faster ... Otherwise in portions of ...

*Try using your D40 for B&W images - I believe the CCD sensor offers a rich , different look to B&W images using what ever post processing software you prefer ...

For DX  the Nikkor 10-20mm P series wide angle zoom is more than adequate if using good technique and stopping down between f/8 and f/11 . Like the previous poster said you will save money and ...

*I just hit 2,500 shutter count  on a mint  D40 I bought new in 2007 and have roughly 200 exposures on a new D3300 I bought on close a couple of years ago  (lol !) ... I attribute my low shutter ...

While the DX 18-55 VR II or P is not at the IQ of a DX 16 - 80mm , in the right hands and in the right conditions  stopped down a bit -  it can yield excellent results ... *I like to ask myself : ...