Best cameras for a beginner (macro photography)

Archibald thanks a lot, you really give a lot of useful advice to this community

I don't do Macro normally but was recently given an assignment to do some Macro shots. Its been a leaning experience. My first instinct was body doesn't matter. And then I jumped in. First thing I did was to drag out my Canon gear for which I have some Macro lenses. The initial work was ok. Then I decided to get some rings for my Sony great, and life changed. I almost never have used the rear screen to shoot. But with macro, that changed. For the next week I used the rear screen only on my Sony gear, and the results were so much more satisfying. Using the touch screen, I could hyper select what I wanted it to focus on. I could confirm via focus peaking what it thought I wanted and what was in focus.

I would start with a good used camera... mirrorless. I would get a decent normal sense, then pick yourself up some extension tubes. The other thing I bought for this was a sokani mini led light source. Its allowed me to add light up close. This should all be doable way under $!000. And provide maximum flexibility. Just a little learning from my journey over the last couple of weeks.

Do you have any photography equipment now?
Allot of flowers are of size where allot of lenses would work, that wouldn't need to be Marco lens.
A used cropped camera or even like new Canon T7i new is 399.00 on amazon. come with a efs 18-55mm lens
Lens. As said before me the rebel line of Canon cameras are good cameras . all of the T series are rebel models .
Tripod/ball head/possible focusing rack
post processing software/ focus stacking/ PC lap top ?
without any equipment one of my worries is you will go cheep tripod, mount a decent camera and lens on it and watch the whole rig get knocked over or blown over.
But some macro lenses you can free hand like on flowers but bugs/insects you need a tripod.
Really depends what magnifications your photographing at
To me 1000.00$ is a challenge but a cropped cameras might be better then Full frame and mirrorless is better the both.
400.00 for a camera without tax and shipping if you are not a prime member
350.00 for a decent lens., lens will dictate if you are required a tripod .
150.00 for tripod and ball head used
50.00 and up for used focusing rack.
and possible Software.
Sure this list can be modified/edited/refine​d.
I have bought allot of used equipment from this forums for sale section.
Seen a 40D for a 100.00 bucks yesterday.