@ClickBoom Said
My first piece of advice is for you to make up your mind what you want to do with the camera. I know you said high quality photo's and video but in my opinion it's one or the other. In otherwords if you will be shooting mainly video then buy a video camera and if it's still photography then you know what you need to get. I have two Canon 7D's and they are capable of doing both but I would never ever shoot a video with them for more reasons than I want to try and explain here.
That said you have a hell of a spread on your budget and could actually get one of each and still have a good chunk of change left to piss away on the accessories you will need. The body you selected is a great one but for a novice you're going to be over your head withing 15 seconds of taking it out of the box. Regarding a lens or two. Again that depends on what type of subjects you want to shoot.
Think about it a bit more and maybe we can help you.
ps: I don't want to sound crass but it's tough to give decent advice with the post you made because it lacks specifics. I'm not a pro but I have enough experience to make me a little scary.
Very well. I see where you're getting at with regards to picking either one or the other. I apologize for assuming that by using the word "option", people would understand that I was mainly looking for a camera in order to take photographs.
When it comes tot learning new tech, I'm a fast learner and am quick to adapt to whatever comes my way so that's not that big of a deal to me. I love learning new things.
I want a camera so that I can do photo-shoots; mainly dealing with artist development PR and perhaps some leisure photographing sessions for moi (scenery etc.).
And I would love to have the option and be able to also take Full HD 1080p video for the same reasons if the need arises.
for example lets say one of my artists has a gig somewhere and the location / acoustics / are perfect and would make for a great video, to have the availability or rather the option to use what I have and capture the moment right then and there without having to look for something else solely dedicated for that.
I am looking for the best I can get within my budget, that will also allow me to take video is ever I need to.
As far as a camcorder, I'm looking into that for a later date. I know what I want when it comes to a camcorder and have a pretty good idea of the brand and model I'll be purchasing in the near future.
But camera wise - I've always had standard canons or nikons you can get anywhere; 8mp-fit-in-your-hoodie's pocket size type of things.
I've used professional cameras but I've never fully explored them as they were usually on my person temporarily and I've just never owned one. So I want the best multitasking (in this case 2 things) one I can get, still mainly for stills.
does that clarify anything??
clear as mud?