Greetings,
At your respectable budget, the R5 mkII and R3 are out. The R3 (6k res) is not the best suited for gimbal work and the R52 (8k) is going to be $3999 (likely)
The R5 can be considered for wonderful stills. 8k and 4k video is limited by 1. a 30 min recording limit and 2. heat. If you are not going to be filming for extended periods, the R5 even with its 4 yr old software architecture is a great unit.
If you are ok with 24MP and 4k video (down sampled from 6K) (which is great) then the R62 is another camera (very worthy of consideration) that can offer unlimited 4k video, 24MP stills and Canon's most advances software algorithms (AF, animal, vehicle, people subject tracking, etc).
My R5 C is another contender for a more video centric experience. It doesn't have ibis (which I don't care about), so if stills are the primary goal, a body with ibis might be beneficial.
For gimbals, DJI, Zhiyun and Manfrotto (no particular order) are very popular
Lens wise, the RF24-105 f2.8 Z and RF 35mm f/1.4L VCM are going to be two lenses you'll want to look at. You will not be able to start out with both 😉. They are not prohibitively expensive, but would take you to your budget without a body. Note, the 24-105 Z is currently on sale in the Canon Refurbished store for -$300
24-105 Z Refurb
Please ensure you account for accessories and incidentals. Lighting, Flash, batteries, cards, tripod and so forth. There are 10 ways you can tackle this, and I'm sure others will have some advice as well.
~Rick
Bay Area - CA
~R5 C (1.0.6.1) ~RF Trinity, ~RF 100 Macro, ~RF 100~400, ~RF 100~500, +RF 1.4x TC, +Canon Control Ring, BG-R10, 430EX III-RT ~DxO PhotoLab Elite ~DaVinci Resolve ~Windows11 Pro ~ImageClass MF644Cdw/MF656Cdw ~Pixel 8
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