DSLR Question

[misshelper]

Well, to be honest as far as the body itself, it didn't take much research. JBR, Danzig and others recommended it so well over the Canon that it was a given this would prove to be a good camera for me. It isn't an entry level camera and I figure would be more likely to do everything I'll need for some time to come without the need to upgrade to a better camera.

But now that I have it, I have already cleaned a cabinet out on the desk for it and it's sitting there nice and pretty waiting for me to figue out how to put it to use.

In the meantime I want to go ahead and spend my research time at this point looking at all the support items for it like the lenses and such.

I think I am good on lenses now. With the recommendations thus far and the research done I am very comfortable that I have chosen lenses that I'll be able to put to work over a wide variety of uses. Later, I may come up with some spefic tasks where something else might fill the bill a bit better but for now I think I am good to go.

But so far the decisions made are:
D90 from Nikon
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR from Nikon
AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED from Nikon
AF Micro-NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D from Nikon

Why does that not surprise me?

 

[hvp05]

JBR, Danzig and others recommended it so well over the Canon...

... because they're all brainwashed.

But now that I have it, I have already cleaned a cabinet out on the desk for it and it's sitting there nice and pretty waiting for me to figue out how to put it to use.

I do that with a new one too... just stare. But after those first few minutes pass I begin playing.

I think I am good on lenses now.

You seem to have chosen wisely. I have roughly similar lenses and mine have done everything from landscapes to macros to wedding work. I do want some extreme lenses - like a fisheye and super-tele - but the far majority can be covered by my current 18 - 200 mm range.