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You really don't want to throw the money at the Nikkor zooms. They're overpriced and perform only in the middle of the pack. Nikon has completely abandoned the DX market for good, high-quality lenses, with every DX lens in the line except the 35/1.8DX, 16-85VR and 85 VR micro having superior 3rd party direct replacements.
You do have some options.
If you don't mind manual focus, Samyang makes a 10/2.8 and 16/2 primes for DX cameras, with a CPU so full exposure, metering & flash modes but no AF. They also make an FX 14/2.8 that does well on DX cameras. All are reasonably inexpensive.
If you want AF, the Tokina 11-16/2.8 is superb and about $450 at B&H for the original version (the newer version II only differs in AF motor and coatings). Sigma also makes a pair of 10-20mm zooms (f3.5 and f4-5.6) that are quite good and also reasonably priced.
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