Thanks for all of the responses!


I will rarely, if ever use the video feature so that is not so important for me... however a fully automatic camera does not sound like my cup of tea. So i will probably not go for the T1i.


@ David The T3 does have video but only to 720p @ 30 frames a second.


Well i will not likely go for the T3i due to the proximity in price to the D5100, and with all of the reviews going with the D5100, it seems much more appealing to me with regards to features, color depth, image quality, dynamic range and ISO.


So, i guess right now its between the Rebel T3, D3100 and D5100. As a first time DSLR buyer looking for a long term camera (so i can focus more on lenses instead of entirely new cameras) would you recommend going for the D5100 or for a D3100 or T3?