Good High End DSLR Camera - for business use

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Hi Guys,

I know we have a ton of photographers on here, so figured I would ask this question. My brother is a big artist and photographer. http://matthewlawlor.com/ and he is also getting married in about a month. I was considering getting him (I understand its not really a joint present) a nice DSLR camera to replace his broken mid-range camera. My goal would be to help him get started photographing weddings, families, cars, ect for a business. He works part time and really needs to find some extra work, so I thought this might be a good stepping stone.

Now, to do this, do you need a $5,000 - $6,000 camera, or is a $1500 - $2000 camera enough?

If anyone does this type of work, would love some advice as well.

Thanks,
Tim