Well, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. With the money I collected this holiday season, I have just purchased a Nikon D70 with kit lens.
It will be here soon.
Well, I've spent a good amount of my money. But I do have another $500 to work with and then, depending on how much I get for my old 5700, probably another $300-400
But now I am faced with a small small problem.
I think my signature says it all...So many Lenses, So little Time!
I was initially going to spend the money for a 70-300 f/4-5.6G AF Nikkor, but its a cheap lens. Plastic plastic plastic, ok optics but its not AF-S, not IF, not ED and the ED doesn't have much of a better review. I don't think I need the 70-300.
So now I need something to reach beyond the 70.
I know exactly what I need to round out my kit. But as a student, I'm rather limited as far as funds.
Now that I have the D70 with kit lens, the items I want to add are:

a 12-24 (pref. f/4 DX)
Telephoto lens, prefer zoom
a VR lens
Speedlight
But I will address only the telephoto here.

I take a LOT of low light pictures. The problem i've had is always no matter what I do, naturally I can't keep the camera steady for a half-second picture in the middle of a crowded living room for a dark natural light shot of my sister and my baby nephew doing natural stuff. I've been looking at the 24-120mm VR. I know some of the pros and cons. But it will give me nearly 200mm equivalent, and I don't know if I really need a 450 equivalent like the 70-300.
The most I'll be able to spend for this tele will probably be around $700. I've looked around a lot, and I like VR, but come on, given the price range, most of them are out of my ballpark for a bit.
I will say one thing.... I Like Fast Lenses. The faster I'm able to get that picture done right, the sooner I can get a picture or two out of the 2000 i take to come out in the first place ;)
Suggestions? When you get out past 100mm I get pretty much lost. I have faith in my fellow photographers here, and I aspire to eventually get the occasional really nice picture, and to at least achieve passable results with as many shots as I can. I have learned the easy way that you can have all the camera in the world and never get a good picture if your glass isn't right. I would prefer to stick with Nikkors, but if there's a really good sigma etc. don't hesitate to let me know.
Thanks a bunch!