Nikon D90 Nikon with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens?

I'm a beginner with DSLR camera.

I'm planning to buy a Nikon D90 with Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens? Is this lens good enough for family and outdoors events?

The 18-55 is a pretty standard lens that is good for parties, and more or less your "general purpose" things. You will be shooting about 70-80% of your pictures with that lens.

Remember also that the maker includes this lens because it's not great. It's a good lens but it's not
a "high tech" piece of equipment.It'll work fine for you in the beginning but as you advance you'll want other lenses.

I shoot a Canon 1000D and my 18-55 spends most of its time in the bag because of it's 55mm limitation. Oh it takes fine photos but it's limited. In the beginning though it'll work fine for you.

Yes it is.

You can shoot landscapes, group shots as well as family events. You can also shoot head and shoulder portraits.

The 18-55 VR is not a bad lens, not a great lens. The 18-105mm VR that often came with the D90 as a kit would be better. In fact, I don't think Nikon ever packaged the D90 and the 18-55mm VR together.

I would consider Nikon D3000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens

10.2-megapixel DX-format imaging sensor for prints up to 20 x 30 inches
Includes 3x 18-55mm Zoom-Nikkor VR Image Stabilization lens
Nikon EXPEED image processing; in-camera image editing and Active D-Lighting
3.0-inch color LCD screen; 170-degree wide-angle viewing
Capture images to SD/SDHC memory cards (not included)

This lens is fine. Considering a Prime lens for this camera (the old standard of film was a 50-55 mm lens) is 35mm, you have a lens that gives wide angle and mild telephoto capabilities. The ugly part about lens that have a great deal of focal length variation is the difficulty in setting any one of the lengths accurately… Big deal… You have a lens that works for almost everything you shoot.
Purists will argue that the lens is not good enough… It certainly is. I seriously doubt you are going to be making enlargements of 30"X40", so why worry about trivia. Just dive in, enjoy the camera and shoot, shoot, shoot. By old film 35mm standards, you have a lens that ranges from 28mm (wide angle) to 80mm (mild telephoto). When you get longer than, say 105mm in a lens on your camera (about 155mm equivalent on a full frame camera), you will have a difficult time taking pics without a tripod (a real pain!) As a beginner, you are doing just fine. Go for it!

18-55mm has a limited range on the telephoto side but it is the sharpest lens among all the Nikkor kit zoom lenses.

This lens will serve your purpose well.

18-55mm would be a good starter and all purpose walk-around lens. I learned photography with that lens. Its a very good lens and sharp. Ken Rockwell recommends this lens:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/...5mm-vr.htm

"I'd get one! It's super-sharp, and can give images as good or better than the more expensive 16-85mm and 18-200mm lenses. You lose mechanical durability, not image quality, compared to the more expensive lenses.

I would buy a 52mm Hoya UV filter (a whopping $10 for an excellent filter) to keep on at all times for protection. It's easier to replace a filter than to replace a lens.

I'd get this over the 18-135mm lens any day, and the 18-135mm costs much more. "

18-55mm would fall as a standard zoom lens. It would be like 28-80mm on film since d90 has a crop factor of 1.5x. If you need a longer focal length, save up for a 55-200mm or 55-300mm. Then have a 35mm 1.8 AF-S or 50mm 1.8 AF-D. 18-55mm is way cheaper than 18-105mm, but you are about to buy a d90, why not just get the kit?