Thanks Rick. Great forum with lots of info.

Quote Originally Posted by kiwi View Post
D7000 is a really good choice. I'd actually just get the nikon 18-200 vr rather than the two lenses you mention. Range is fine, better iq, vr. Not the fastest lens in the world but faster than the two you've mentioned
Thanks for the response kiwi. I thought that, optically, it is better to get at least 2 lenses rather than a superzoom to cover the focal lengths required. Would the 18-200 vr be sharper and give reasonable bokeh than 2 lenses. Yes I did mention that the camera would be used for travel portraits but I would be using the 18-105 for general purpose as various websites have the lens better than the 18-55 lens. Have I been mis-reading something?