Some terrific advice, guys. So, I went to a Nikon dealer last night to look things over. It seems they have a 18-200mm lens, VR2, 3.5-4.5--reasonably priced. Would that be a good "general" lkens to get? And then get some wide angle (Tamron 10-24, 3.5)?
AQlso--what about getting a 105 macro for flowers, close up wildlife, geology, etc?