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Coming from the same place- I've chosen the D5500 (lightest Nikon dSLR). I've you don't have DX glass, I's recommend a used (to stay within budget) Nikkor 16-85VR. That;s my current "travel kit".

Hi, Recently I've bough the D5500 (coming from D800) as a light weight travel body. While generally the D5500 (latest firmware) met my earlier expectations, I've noticed some bug. I shoot RAW, and, ...

Thanks Hans. I hoped I could avoid the Sigma service...

Hi, Just bought  a D5500 (updated to latest firmware) as a light travel body. I've found that on that body the above lens (4-5 years old) can't AF. The lens itself works (including AF) fine on my ...

Your least expensive to gain full Nikon CLS  is to buy: (1) A pair of inexpensive YN622N triggers, and optionally, add a YN 622N-TX (improved transmitter).

Thanks all for your useful comments!

Thanks. Indeed shame of Nikon that they don't provide AF fine tuning in ANY mirror-based camera (they are shooting themselves in the leg, especially with the higher megapixel cameras.. :-( ) . Anyb ...

Hi all, Long time Nikon DSLR user (last 3.5 years- D800, before that D300). As much as I LOVE the D800, as I age, I'm looking for a lightweight, yet with high quality image travel alternative ...