Some photos with the D5000 here: http://www.yophotographer.com/tags.php?tag=Nikon+D5000

And this is the only thread I could find tagged with the 600D http://www.yophotographer.com/page.php?t=12675

you can come and play with my 18-200 whenever you want mr posh

Thanks Mr Cakey.

Thanks for your efforts Azz.

We take a lot of cruises..and changing lenses was a huge problem for me on the islands..where it was usually windy and had sand blowing around almost every direction.
I purchased a Tamron 18-270, and absolutely love it.

Has some issues as every all purpose lens does, but Lightroom does a pretty good job of lens corrections.
(buildings are a problem..much like a wide angle lens but less so)

Another option.

Many thanks for that Sharon, most helpful.

Looking at reviews on the Tamron 18-270 it seems there are quite a few issues.

There are indeed some issues, and it in't an L lens by any means.

I don't use it wide open or at full zoom very often, so many of the issues can be avoided.

I bought it for an all purpose travel lens..and on the whole am happy with the majority of images. Most are scenery.
I do tend to up the ISO to get a faster shutter speed at times, but feel focusing is too slow for sports.
Depends on how you plan to use your lens.

Thanks once again Sharon.

Seems a total minefield. I definitely need a big lottery win.