Nikon 5300' anything in its catorgory?

Thinking of this camera however wanted to know if there are any cameras which fair better for the price & specs the d5300 has.

Of course with the right lens, however that's something I'm not sure of…
( would the d7100 be a better choice…)

Been looking at the canon, lumix and sony ( alpha a6000, nex 6/7 ) ranges.

Interests, point & shoot manually as willing to learn new things
Landscape, tourism, black & white photos, especially.
And definitely low light photography.
Much obliged.

The Pentax K-50 - it has weather-sealing, a pentaprism viewfinder and meters with manual-focus lenses.

You also don't have to worry about the confusion of AF/AF-S, since all Pentax bodies are motorised.