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Currently Canon offers a lot of choices for APS-C DSLR cameras. The main 3 are the 7DII, 70D, and T6s/i. Prices are roughly $1500, $1000, and $850, respectively. The T6s is very new and the price should drop $100 or $200 soon. The image quality will be very similar for all three with the T6s leading slightly for resolution (24 vs 20 mp). The 7DII has by far the best build, best weather sealing, best autofocus and highest burst rate. It is the choice for the advanced photographer especially interested in wildlife or sports/action photography. The 70D has intermediate build quality and has features that excel for video photography. The T6s is the newest camera with slightly improved image quality. It is missing microadjust and also has less weather proofing, a lower burst rate and lower overall build quality. It does have WIFI.
For lenses, I would disagree, the 17-55 is not the most popular cropped sensor lens. I would not recommend it for a casual photographer - way too expensive, big and heavy. It is a faster lens than the other zoom choices with a better build quality and somewhat better IQ. The 18-135 is offered as a kit lens. This is a decent intermediate quality lens which is relatively small, light and when purchased with as a kit is very low cost, about $350 extra for the kit. The zoom range is much better than for the 17-55. The 15-85 is another good choice for a walk around lens but is not available as a kit lens. The 55-250 is a must have lens. Sometimes this is available as a kit lens and becomes a super bargain. Even at full price it is inexpensive, very small and light weight. The image quality is surprisingly good. The build quality is on the lower end but considering the price that hardly matters as you could replace it several times over for the cost of a big, heavy 70-200IS. A full frame shooter has to lug the 100-400 to have the equivalent reach of this little lens. When doing outdoor photography I almost always carry this lens in pouch on my belt.
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