AF28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical [IF] MACRO (Model A061)B&H for used one, only $283
so if two for $400, and you have spare money to waste, then buy it, pls make sure they are good for your camera. Tameron have the same model for all Nikon, Canon, Pentex, etc, but lense for canon can't be used in Nikon
they have some cheap tripods. ok for daily use, not good enough for some rough situations.
normally the good ones are heavy, if the good ones are lightweighted, the manufacturers have to use special materials, so they will be super expensive, more than your whole set of equipment.