If you ever decide to buy an SLR Camera, don’t scrimp on the lenses you buy. Remember, the camera is for all intents and purposes a light-tight box to hold the film / CCD. It is the lens that provides your photos with their clarity, contrast, and sharpness.
What you really want to look for are lenses that are all glass (no plastic) and have a fixed aperture of which you want the largest one possible.
For me as a Nikon user, I buy only Nikon lenses. However, for my wide angle I thought I’d try to save a few hundred dollars by purchasing one with a variable aperture (f3.5–4.5). Because of the mechanics of the aperture, images taken with it do not have that razor sharp look I expect (my VR telephoto @ f2.8 is amazing in sharpness!).
So kiddies, the extra money you spend on lenses will really help in the beauty of your shots!