I'm sure it'd be good, but I'd save up a bit longer & get a D70 package & a big lens if I were you. But I would say that coz we've got one & I'm in lurve with it....
Before we got it I had a nice ole Olympus digi with full manual options & used a Pentax film SLR, the model of which excapes me.... (Still got it but can't be arsed to check!)