Body Kit
Shall I buy the camera body only and a 50mm nikon lens? Or should I get it with a kit lens too?
Considering most my photos will be portrait?
Get the kit lens for everything else you want to shoot. In fact, start with the kit lens and see if you really need a dedicated portrait lens. A lot of people end up not using their 50mm lens (which means there are always plenty of good deals on used ones, too).
About the different versions of Nikon's 50mm lenses...
If you're getting a D40/ D60/ D5000, you'll require the massively expensive 50mm f/1.4 AF-S version. The older AF-D versions will not auto-focus on these bodies.
On the D90 and D300, the 50mm AF-D versions will work just fine. You can choose between the modestly priced f/1.8 or the more expensive (and slightly better) f/1.4 version.
And if by some freakish chance you're getting a Nikon D700 or D3(X), Nikon's 85mm lenses are more suitable for portraits. Once again, you can choose between a budget f/1.8 version and an expensive f/1.4 version.
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