^^ I have the d5000 body right now!!
Can someone explain the zoom range ? Like the 18-200mm lens I'm looking at has a 11.1x zoom range vs the 300mm one which only has a 4.3x zoom range. What difference will it look like in my pictures?
The 17-55 f2.8 & the 70-200mm f2.8 VR II are definitely out of my budget though

... something under 1000?