Posted: 07.06.2007 at 08.27
Dave, why not go for the 17-35 f2.8 and 28-70 f2.8? Personally I think the 17-35 is a much better lens than the 17-55. Another option is to go the old school f2.8 trilogy - 20-35, 35-70, 80-200. Those lenses were built like a tank and made to last.
For the 105 macro on a cropped sensor might prove to be too tight in some situations. I think Nikon have a 60mm macro as well which quite a fair number of people use for a nice portrait lens. Then again, you can't beat the 85 1.4 except maybe the Canon 85 1.2.