Best lens for the Nikon d600?

I'm going to be purchasing a Nikon d600 and a lens or two to start with. (And taking a photography course.) Mainly for portraits, some landscapes and action/sports. There are so many lenses out there and I don't know where to begin. Are the lenses that come in the bundles good? Or should I buy something separate? This is the bundle that I'm looking at: (Nikon D600 24.3MP DSLR Camera, 24-85mm VR Lens with 70-300mm Telephoto Zoom Lens) There are other bundles out there, and I just want to make sure I make the right decision.

I like having a versatile lens that I can take anywhere. I'd look at the 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6. Changing a lens on the go just isn't my thing.
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It all depends on how much money you have to spend. Sadly, with lenses it tends to be you get what you pay for…

For the lower end you should look at the 24-70mm f2.8 or the cheaper 24-120 f4.0- but the price on the f2.8 is around $1900, the f4 is around $1300

Similarly- on the longer end the fixed aperture 70-200 f2.8 is a must have, or the cheaper 70-200 f4 but these lenses are also not cheap- the f2.8 is around $2400, the f4.0 is around $1400…

In terms of wide angle lenses, the gold standard is the 14-24mm f2.8. At around $2000- a good lens which is cheaper is the 16-35 f4 for about $1200.

In terms of budget lenses, the two that come on the bundle are great lenses, yep- they aren't the fixed aperture fast lenses I have listed here, but you can still take great pictures with them.

What you might want to look at in addition to the two kit lenses in the bunde is to look at a good portrait lens- the 85mm f1.4 is probably the standard lensmost use for portraits, and you can get the "D" version instead of the later G lens and save some money

For sports, the fast lenses above are good idea for indoor sports- issues with lighting can make the kit lenses struggle a bit since they can't get dwn to the f2.8 the fast lenses can.

At the end of the day, a lot depends on your budget- the fast lenses are great, but expensive. You need to look at what pictures you will take and get the lenses that make sense for that, not just buy lenses that may be used at some time

I would buy the D600 with the bundled lens until you gain enough experience in knowing what lenses you need. You could be making a mistake costing thousands of dollars if you buy just one wrong lens.

The kit lens would be a good starter lens.