Please Help me put my wishlist together!

[BuddhaPi]

ok so the wife told me to put together a wish list as the holidays are approaching. I'm trying to keep the list to 3k or under ( she's gonna be sorry she asked for this!)

Heres what i'm thinking any and all suggestions welcome

Nikin d7000
AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm F3.5-5.6g ED VR
Nikon AF Zoom nikkor 70-300mm f4-5.6g
nikkor 50mm f 1.8d AF
sb600 speedlight
vertical grip ( if there is one for the d7000)
a couple new memeory cards
uv filters ( suggestions??)
tripod something easy to carry and set-up ( undecided on which one so suggestions??)

mainly I shoot wildlife, landscape, architecture, vacation type, and macro...

so bring on the suggestions or let me know if I'm totally off base here...please and thanx!

[OsmosisStudios]

Couple of thoughts:
Skip the 18-105 and get the D7000 body only or as a kit with the 16-85 VR.

If youre going to get a 70-300, make SURE it's the VR version. THe non-VR isnt much good.

There is a vertical grip (MB-D11), but do you really need it? Youre not using one now (it seems), so I dont know if you need the added expense

SB-600 and 50/1.8 are both excellent choices. Dont know if you'll need the speedlight right away, but with the D7000 it can be used off-camera remotely out of the box. This is also assuming you can find one.

Do you NEED new memory cards? Or UV filters? I dont use UV filters at all, but that's just me: for what you're saying you'll be doing, they dont seem to be a good way to spend your money

Tripod: Do yourself a favour, wait, and get a GOOD one.

Essentially the ideal kit, IMO, is some sort of ultra-wide, a wide-telephoto walkaround, a telephoto and a fast prime. The 16-85/50/70-300 fits that, though you're not getting the UWA (that one I leave to you).

[Photologyst]

All around lens 18-200mm AF-S DX VR Lens is indispensable. After that, you only need a macro and maybe a telephoto if you do wildlife.

With VR you don’t necessarily always need a tripod either.