I chose the 9-18 over the 7-14 ...

Anders W wrote:

Well, any kit lens (and I trust most people have one) covers 14-18 mm, for example the 14-45/3.5-5.6 I use (which is slightly faster and slightly sharper over the range than the 9-18). I also have the 12/2 and 20/1.7 in the proximity of the 14-18 range, should I want to go faster. However, only the 7-14 covers the 7-9 range.