If you have interest in taking up photography,you can start with something very basics and expand as you go along.
Get a reasonable good body,do not get one that is everything automatic,get one where you can select,auto or manual or semi auto control.
Anyway to learn you need to go manual,you don't learn anything if you go on auto all the time.
You can get a reasonable good body around S$1000-S$2000
Next get one or two good lens.Get one with a F2.8 if you can afford.Normally more expensive but it open up opportuntity for you when you require that extra stop.A Fstop of 3plus is also acceptable
Today zoom lens quality are reasonably good.So you can invest in them.If you do a lot of landscape, a 17-35 is a good lens to have.
If you like to do general photography, 28-135 is a good zoom.
Another good zoom is 100-400 lens.
With the above 3 lens on hand you can do about 90% of all photography you want.
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