Derrel
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6D and the f/4, stabilizer-equipped 24-105 L-IS USM lens...that lens was sold as the paired or "kit zoom" with the 5D and 5D-II and I suspect 5D-III and 6D bodies. Available in a big box, I payed like $3,800 for the 5D classic and the 24-105 f/4 L-IS USM zoom..all in one box!! So...this lens is available, used, all over the world, for $600 or so, more or less. It has all the lengths you will actually "need"...24,28,35,40,45,50,60,70,85,100, and 105mm...any "classic 35mm format" length is in the 24-105. And it is an L-class lens. And it has USM focus, and it has the stabilizer feature for slow-speed, low-light landscapes and travel and creative photos.
Plus, it is f/4: so it will keep you from making awful wedding pics shot at f/2.8, with no DOF. The 6D has a good sensor in it, a BIG sensor. It has high image quality, even at higher ISO levels like 3,200.
In my area, used 6D Canon bodies with 2 batteries and charger are $900 or so. I know costs vary around the world, but this is one heck of a solid workhorse for weddings, portraits, travel, general photos. The 50mm lens on this is very good. PLUS, on 24 x 36 format, the basic 35mm f/2 lens looks good for candid pics of groups: not too much distortion at the corners of the frame. 85mm is a solid portrait lens. The 6D has good enough higher-ISO quality that you CAN EASILY buy f/4 zooms...you do NOT need the 70-200 f/2.8...the smaller, new 70-200 f/4 L IS is a GREAT lens, and balances so well on the 6D. Plus...at f/4 it is quite good optically: it is a NEW lens design, it is not the 20 year-old f/4 version.
Like goodguy above says: "
Get the 6D with the 24-105mm F4 and a 50mm 1.8
These 2 lenses are a good start
Another option is the 6D with a used Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC and 50mm 1.8"
Plus, it is f/4: so it will keep you from making awful wedding pics shot at f/2.8, with no DOF. The 6D has a good sensor in it, a BIG sensor. It has high image quality, even at higher ISO levels like 3,200.
In my area, used 6D Canon bodies with 2 batteries and charger are $900 or so. I know costs vary around the world, but this is one heck of a solid workhorse for weddings, portraits, travel, general photos. The 50mm lens on this is very good. PLUS, on 24 x 36 format, the basic 35mm f/2 lens looks good for candid pics of groups: not too much distortion at the corners of the frame. 85mm is a solid portrait lens. The 6D has good enough higher-ISO quality that you CAN EASILY buy f/4 zooms...you do NOT need the 70-200 f/2.8...the smaller, new 70-200 f/4 L IS is a GREAT lens, and balances so well on the 6D. Plus...at f/4 it is quite good optically: it is a NEW lens design, it is not the 20 year-old f/4 version.
Like goodguy above says: "
Get the 6D with the 24-105mm F4 and a 50mm 1.8
These 2 lenses are a good start
Another option is the 6D with a used Tamron 24-70mm 2.8 VC and 50mm 1.8"