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Hi tezza,
I think your budget is a little low for a D80 and an 18-200 VR. From what I've seen that'll cost you at least $2500. There are several other options from Nikon. There's the new D40, the D50 and there's still old stock of the D70s available for very reasonable prices. Depending on how serious you are about your photography you may even want to pay the extra for a D200. I have a D200 and it's pretty much just like an F100 with a CCD sensor instead of film, so it's a very solid and well thought out design that's easy to use. My only regret is that I didn't buy mine with the 18-200mm VR lens because getting one of them on its own is still almost impossible.
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