What would you get between D5100 , T3i or Alpha a65

[CHALE]

Hello my friends,

I?m getting married next week and for our honeymoon I want to get a DSLR, I am giving my old Nikon D40 to my sister and I want to get a new one.

I am getting one of the 3 I mentioned in the title but not sure which. I have read many reviews on all of them and I think I may be leaning for the Sony Alpha a65. But just before I go buy it I wanted a final opini?n from Neowin so let me have it, what would you guys get_

Thanks in advance for all the help.

[HawkMan]

The Nikon first, the the canon, and if nothing else is available, the Sony.

[CHALE]

Hawk thanks for the reply could you elaborate on why? Almost all the reviews I have read the Sony comes out better then Canon or Nikon, better fetures like 10 FPS shooting speed, OLED viewfinder, etc. I have always used Nikon and really love it but I feel that sony is trying harder in this generation of cameras.

[Draconian Guppy]

I would usually say Canikon, however, nikons new pricing policy, which basically limits you to whenever they feel like giving you discounts...

IMO though reviews say you can't tell the difference the difference between OLED and "normal" viewfinder, I would hesistate having an OLED viewfinder... IMO it just adds another electric component that might fail, whilst a normal mirror viewfinder is proven :)

Though... According to many places, the benefits of going with sony is the whole bunch of cheap konica minolta used glass out there...

[abysal]

I would say go with the Canon or Nikon, I think the 5100 may be a bit better build wise, and perform better at high ISO, I've found Canon's easier to use. I've not read much about the Sony Alphas, but I try and stay away from their products (I'm biased against Sony; I've been burned by them before).

If you had a D40, that would be another reason to stick with Nikon.

[Argote]

I shoot Sony so I may be biased.

If your main concern is low noise at high ISOs then get the D5100, otherwise the A65 is better than either the D5100 or T3i in resolution, FPS, Viewfinder and AF system. Ergonomics is a personal preference so if you can hold all three cameras it'd make a nice comparison.

[CHALE]

Hi Argote that was what I was thinking. I been a nikon loyal a long time but reading the reviews and specs for the price except in High ISO none of those cameras beat the Sony, that is why I'm thinking about getting it.

[CHALE]

I just gor the Sony Alpha a65 as when it arrives I'll let you know what I think.

[Argote]

Nice, sounds great, I'm thinking about upgrading my A200 to one.