Originally Posted by Gr|ever
Geez.... I have little idea what these lens can do... or why it's needed in the 1st place.  The price alone is scaring me away from DSLR already. 
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My recommendation (just to counter mpenza
):
- D70 kit set (c/w AF-S 18-70 lens giving 27-105mm) - $2.2k (approx)
- 50mm f/1.8 - $170
- 1 x 512MB CF $240 1st hand, $180 approx 2nd hand
The above should be sufficient for the first 6 months for you to get used to the DSLR and the new way of shooting.
You can slowly get the other lenses & accessories like:
- Spare battery - $80 (IIRC) original, $40 OEM (check with Eastgear
) - not really needed as the battery last very long; on a 50 f/1.8, someone shot >2k shots on one charge
- 1 or 2 GB high speed CF card approx S$480 for 1GB, S$1k for 2GB
- SB-600 or SB-800 (S$680-S$700) flash
- AF-S 12-24 DX (S$1.7k)
- AF-D 80-200 (two touch) (around S$1k for 2nd hand, S$1.7k 1st hand) or
- AF-S 70-200VR (Around S$3.1)
- Tamron 90mm Micro (S$600)
and you're all set for most shooting...