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Originally posted by malek as he said, faster cards are useless, save your cash.

Not if you're shooting RAW/RAW +JPEG or burst mode; it makes a huge difference.

Can't make a recommendation re: which glass to buy, although Ken Rockwell thinks the 18-55 kit lens is good enough and worth keeping link however generally KR's opinions are shitty but I believe he knows his Nikon stuff.

General rule regarding glass is wait, save your money and invest in good glass, if you go (semi-) pro you'll need it and you'll pay it off with the money you'll make with the pro gear.

If not, you can always easily sell the good glass with a little bit of loss, otherwise you'll have a huge loss for all the money you've payed for the mid-quality glasses and will be stuck with it, if you're just an amateur shooting for fun, then who cares if it's a really "good" lens or not? you can't afford good glasses anyway (as indicated by your choice of buying an entry-level D-SLR camera) so just enjoy what you have.