Guys, finally I have decided to get myself a dSLR. Now which one in the budget is a headache. I'd like suggestions from you guys, and what better than in the photography thread itself? Earlier I was looking at the Canon EOS 600D and then the 700D, but while trying to make a final decision, I'm now confused as Nikon's offerings appear to give a better bang for the buck. Here I'm talking about the D5200 and D5300. The 600D and the D5200 with 18-55mm kit lens are available around 33-34K on FK, while 700D and D5300 with the same 18-55mm kit lens are available at 42-46K. Comparing both, the 600D and 700D and the D5200 and D5300 there doesn't seem to be much of a difference, in both brands' newest offering, barring a few things, like touch screen in 700D vs none in other three, onboard GPS and WiFi in D5300 vs none in any of the three.
The deciding factor for me were the marginally larger sensors on the Nikon cameras, more AutoFocus points, and better image quality, a number of camera comparision sites say, Nikon ones have. Though, since the beginning I have been inclined towards Canon, but these advantages of Nikon's cameras are swaying me away from Canon's offerings.
I would like suggestions from you guys as to which one I should go for? I'll be buying from FK, in around a month's time. As far as photography is concerned, I haven't done much except close-ups of flowers and plants I grow in my garden, as cellphone cameras don't give you much room for other kind of photography, or atleast that I feel. Though, occasionally, I do take shots of sunsets and other things, but having been restricted by cellphone cameras, I never had much of an opportunity to explore other areas. As far as lenses are concerned, for now, I'll settle down with the general purpose kit lens, and might look for something else when I feel the need for them, as for now, my priority would be to get hold of the dozens of manual controls and options dSLR's offer (as I'm moving to dSLR straight from Cellphone cameras).
In case you still haven't got the idea of my budget, I'll prefer keeping it below 40K, though, can try stretching it for D5300, to about 45-46K, given I see the benefits. GPS and WiFi are not at all mandatory, as these are anyways going to drain away precious battery life.