Good Art & Journalism Camera
This camera has meets a high standard for a DX, APS-C sized chip camera. It is a tank that when matched with the 24-70mm zoom lens covers all the bases. For large format photography I would want full frame but this is perfect for photo journalism, weddings, and art prints not above 13in by 19in, as it is only 20 Megapixels. It has been superseded by the D780 full frame in the DSLR market and multiple more expensive Z cameras, but for someone who wants quality autofocus for sports, fast frame rate, and decent ergonomics this is a good bet. The Nikon menu system and button controls are perfect, allowing fast changes to ISO, and exposure compensation. The viewfinder is bright, big, and old school. Battery life and ruggedness is admirable. The other advantage is that there are a surplus of Nikon lenses available for this camera and some of the DX lenses are bargains for a beginning photographer, but I stick with the AFS, ED lenses.