I think the age-old advice of not starting out with AP might be a fair general rule, but not always applicable depending on the person and their experiences.
I personally never had an interest in visual work and can sympathise with the OP. Strange thing is lately I've started to feel an urge to do some visual, after 18months of pure AP.
If you are going to jump straight into AP the key is to make sure you keep things simple. Short focal length is a must.
If you have a dSLR you could work with that budget, but if you need a camera as well that might make things a bit more challenging.
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