Hi
As you are new in photography, then by sure u new too in DSLR (sorry if im wrong), so as DSLR is a system, i suggest u to try it 1st whether you suitable or not, cos from experience many new user of DSLR finally sell out the brand new cam with great loss as they think that dslr is very complicate.
So for your 2K budget, you can try from entry level cam, or midrange level cam. Then u need to decide which is your approach ?, make start from entry level or straight away to midrange level.
Entry level for canon you can get it
- 450D Kit 1 or Kit 2, Much less than 2K (around 1.3K)
- 1000D Kit, around 1.1 K
Midrange level you can get
- 40D Kit 1 (around 1.5 K) or Kit 2 (around 1.8K)
- 50D kit (above 2 K), body only (around 1.8K)
This is expensive Hobbies, 2K is just your starting point, finally you need more and more K,
consider the basic that you need as :
- Body with additional battery, battery grip, Battery pack etc
- Good Lens (Wide, standard, prime, tele, macro) = most money spend here
- Good Filter (UV, B&W, Closeup, polarizer etc)
- Good Flash (main flash, slave flash etc)
- Omnibounce, gary fong diffuser etc
- Good tripod (monfrotto, gitzo etc)
- Dry Cabinet
- Camera bag
- many others think
So all decision is yours.
just my 2 cent
Thanks
Phil