Gear Suggestions for wedding 2nd shooter

I know there are a bunch of gear suggestion threads, I searched through many of them non of them addressed my questions.

I am not a new shooter, My first DSLR was the XT back in 2006, I've also shot with the Nikon D80, Canon XSI & 40D.

I Currently have no gear at all and will be shooting as a 2nd shooter on a few weddings, I have a budget of about $1500-$1700 and need a Body & Lens set up. I'm looking for suggestions?

I should note that I plan on renting back up gear + extra lenses.

Any advise would be very helpful
TIA

If you're not opposed to Used Gear I'd say you should go with a 40D and 28-70 F/2.8L, that'll leave you with enough cash to purchase a decent Flash which might also come in handy.

The 28 will not be wide enough at times...24-105 would be great if you have flash. The 24-70 is definitely the ultimate wedding lens though.

I'm open to used and or referb ... I shouldnt be looking at the sigma 24-70 right?

A tamron 17-50 would be a much better choice. I spent 2 years as a second shooter with a 17-60 on a crop (20d) and it did a very good job. I'd say 40d, tammy 17-50, and 580ex as a start

timbop wrote in post #10020452
A tamron 17-50 would be a much better choice. I spent 2 years as a second shooter with a 17-60 on a crop (20d) and it did a very good job. I'd say 40d, tammy 17-50, and 580ex as a start

Thanks ill look into the tamron