Hi there ! Concerning your interrogation on wide-angle zoom lenses or stand alone lenses, my recommendation is to go with stand alone lenses. Zooms are more convenient but, you will NEVER get the same sharpest image as the regular stand alone lens. I made the experience and my friend and me went to a tought lens test two weeks ago comparing zoom to regular lenses and no question about it, regular stand alone lenses are the best. It's just that nobody has the same experience (and money !) as Nikon to build very sharp zooms. There's some few exceptions... Now, on the other side, because you are shooting wide angle, the precision may not be as important as macrophotography (depth of field question) but, in my opinion, I always want the sharpest pictures, even with wide angle so... The Nikkor wide angle lenses are the best on the market so, go for it ! Marc Martineau, a true Nikon fan !
