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Congrats Alfred, that sounds like a fun setup.
FWIW I currently have 5 Nikkor lenses and the 18-200 is on the camera nearly all the the time due to the sheer convenience/portability factor. I may even sell/trade 1 or 2 of the others.
Every lens is a compromise and the ability to get glass that is optimized for one purpose or the other is one of the cool things about the SLR vs P&S. Also keep in mind you can change the ISO "equivalence" with a flick of a switch on a digicam (not just SLR's) so some of the 'slow' consumer or prosumer grade lenses are not by any means useless in low-light.
Last I saw, the MSRP on the 18-200 was 799 so @ 900 you are not doing too badly considering the severe supply shortage.
Sherwood and others above also make great points that P&S digicams can go very wide and very close at a fraction of the cost. I have a little Canon SD400 that can fit in a shirt pocket, lives in my car or briefcase all the time, and has taken some wonderful pics.
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