Thanks for that Chris. So you think it would be a waste of time looking at either the 9 - 18mm f/4-5.6 or the marginally better 11 - 22mm f/2.8-3.5 and concentrate on the 12 - 60mm. The 50 - 200 does get a very good write up from what few I've seen, along with the 7 - 14mm, but that's out of my current price range. I could spend that kind of money on the deposit for a holiday....
The next question is what's the best way of parting with your old lenses.