Best Digital Cameras - 1 to 2 lb. Weight, Manual focus Focus Type, Under $1500

'A clear Dave's Pick, the Nikon D7200 is the company's best effort yet in the enthusiast DSLR market.'

'great camera'

'Overall the Nikon D7200 is an impressive enthusiast DSLR.'

'The D7000 line has always been a solid DSLR, Nikon's 2015 enthusiast camera takes the fully featured D7100 and enhances the sensor even more, for images with rich, yet true-to-life colors and excellent noise reduction. '

'Highest resolution Canon APS-C camera yet.'

'Even without scrutinising, images from the Canon EOS 750D are impressive. '

'the touch-screen is detail-rich (in all but very bright light) and is very responsive.'

'Fast AF. Accessible hardware.'

'extremely capable camera'

'It's not only one of the most full-featured cameras around, but also one of the best APS-C cameras in terms of image quality, hitting the sweet-spot of high-resolution stills with great low-light performance and 4K video recording. '

'The Samsung NX1 is an excellent camera and one that has successfully grabbed the attention of enthusiast photographers. '

'Offering some of the best image quality ever seen from an APS-C camera, alongside performance that absolutely shames much of the competition, the Samsung NX1 sets a new standard for CSCs and DSLRs alike. '

'It isn't a true successor to the 6-year-old D700, or just a cheaper, less well-specified version of the D810 - instead, the D750 is a compelling camera in its own right that actually out-performs the D810 in some areas. '

'It's a powerful and versatile camera that's arguably more compelling than the D810 for most photographers at around two thirds of the price.'

'The D750 is a great SLR camera. '

'Irrelevant of its tilt-angle screen the Nikon D750 brings together many successful elements that make it an undeniably great DSLR camera. '

'The built-in pop-up flash worked well indoors, with no red-eye and adequate overall exposure. '

'excellent camera'

'The EOS 60D also gains a couple of brand-new features of its own.'

'The Canon EOS 60D sits between the EOS 50D and the EOS 7D in Canon's mid-range digital SLR offerings, and it's a mighty beast to shoot with.'

'The Canon EOS 60D is one of the shining stars next to the Pentax K-7 and Olympus E-3, but the fiercest competition comes from the Nikon D7000.'

' The 12.4 effective megapixel K-r is Pentax’s follow-up digital SLR to the entry level K-x, a sound, good value starter option. '

'The Pentax K-r is one of the few worthy intruders, flaunting several improvements over its next in command, the Pentax K-x.'

'exceptionally fast performance'

'If Pentax can step up its efforts to make itself visible in the industry, the K-r is a competitive model in the entry-level dSLR category.'