DSLR vs. DDVC: Need Help Here!

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After spending about a year & 1/2 shooting on film, I feel that it's necessary to move onto Digital. I had also been shooting my film on a Nikon FG SLR with rather good results,causing me to consider a Nikon DSLR. However, Fujifilm's X-series of Digital Direct vison cameras have seriously caught my attention. I have narrowed down my two choices already, and have until September to make a decision:

DSLR:
Nikon D3100/5100
nikon-1080-d3100.jpg



DDVC:
Fujifilm-X10.jpg


I have considered these choices because:

1) I trust Nikon over Canon (and every other brand) for just about everything; specifically lens compatibility.

2)I have several SLR (analogue) Nikon lenses and wouldn't mind learning without metering.

3)The Fujifilm X-10 has it's own built-in 28-112mm lens, and that's all I'd need in terms of zoom.

So please help me make a choice.
 
Don't get the 3100 over the 5100 unless it's only about the money. If you can swing it, I'd go for the D7000, which I myself am trying to come up with $$$ for, over my current D5000.

The D7000 has the focus motor in the body so it autofocuses with earlier AF lenses, while the 3100 and 5100 require AF-S to auto-focus.

The D7000 will meter manual-focus lenses, while the 3100/5100 will not.

The D7000's LCD review screen is light-years better than the other two Nikons.

All 3 are DX format, so no difference there.

The FX10 seems to be well regarded by those who have it or have reviewed it. Your 28-112mm specification is the full-frame equivalent, so don't compare that directly to the mm you see on the Nikon lenses. The popular "kit" lenses for the Nikon are the 18-55 and the 55-200, which are full-frame-equivalent to 27-84 and 84-300, respectively. By that, the FX10 gets you just a bit more reach than the basic lens on the Nikon, but nothing near the larger. It's faster, though, at f:2-2.8 instead of f:4-5.6, so it's fully two stops faster. The Nikons probably make up for that with a combination of VR (stabilization) and better high ISO performance.

If those 3 are all you're looking at, get the D5100. If you want to get the best camera Nikon has at the price point, get the D7000.
 
D7000 is out of my reach @ ~1200 USD

My budget is ~750 USD (?), so it's D3100/5100
 

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