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Nikita Achanta

My 13-year-old Nikon DSLR has been battered, bruised, beaten and survived it all — it’s what made me fall in love with photography

A person holding a Nikon D5100 DSLR camera.

As the old adage goes: the best camera is the one in your hands. It's something I've been told since I was a child, playing with my dad's bulky DSLR, not really knowing what I was doing with it. Now, as an adult and a tech journalist, I review the best mirrorless cameras day in and out, and it's wonderful the leaps and bounds these nifty gadgets have come.

After reviewing the Fujifilm X-T50 all the way back in June 2024, I'm now the proud owner of one, and I've taken many amazing photos on it. But like they say: you never forget your first, and my first "proper" camera was the Nikon D5100 that my parents bought me when I was 16.

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