wish i could assist you with the lens situation but im a canon guy and i think most dslr users here also use canon.

as for the memory card, i use the sandisk extreme3 and its great. i would never use a slow card.

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I'm also a canon user. There's a few nikon groups on facebook you could check out.

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Drop those two baby lenses and purchase the incredible '18-200mm VR'
Judging by your camera you're an amature, so this lens will be a great
over-all performer. Have fun.

I also hear the possibility of an '18-135mm VR' coming out soon.
But that so far is just a rumor.

As for memory card, go with high speed if you plan to shoot alot
of sports or other fast paced action in which you'll need to utilize
the fast frame rate.
But if all you're gonna do is shoot landscape or portraits, you can
save yourself the money and just go with a Kensington 2GB for like .. $25 bucks.

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as he said, faster cards are useless, save your cash.

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Originally posted by krysx25 Drop those two baby lenses and purchase the incredible '18-200mm VR'

haha yeah thanks.. my friend has that lens.

only one problem. that lens is $800 a little too much for me.
the 55-200 VR is $200

i can deal with changing the lenses from 18-55 then 55-200

changing lenses suck ass... in a few months you'll regret not getting the 18-200.

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I have to agree with malek, hence an investment into the 18-200
would be most prudent. Especially since lenses hold their value extremely well.

I would sell the 18-55 and reinvest into a lens you'll be proud to own

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rob how much did you pay for that kit?

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Ditto on the 18-200mm VR. I've been looking around for one as well. Best price I've found is $679 with AdenCamera. For the versatility, can't beat the pricepoint.

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Not sure how slower or faster memory cards really matter here. The camera never shoots directly to the card anyways. It uses an internal buffer and then goes onto the card...

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Originally posted by zokissima Not sure how slower or faster memory cards really matter here. The camera never shoots directly to the card anyways. It uses an internal buffer and then goes onto the card...

exactly, thats why its irrelevant unless you do sports or catwalk photos.

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