As an adjunct to the Tangents blog, the intention with this forum is to answer any questions, and allow a diverse discussion of topics related photography. With that, see it as an open invitation to just climb in and start threads and to respond to any threads.
Budget is the major constraint here...but as you are looking at both I will assume that is not a problem. I have had both cameras and the 6D always ended up in the bag as backup. The 5D MK111 is a very good camera that will manage all you can throw …
What do you plan to photograph? There are several interesting thoughts on this matter. If it's jewelry, then here's the cool guide - http://fixthephoto.com/jewelry-photography-kit.html
You have said "for basic image editing" Saying truthly, Photoshop and Lightroom are very good editors but you should lose really much time to learn how to use it. (Or i'm just too old for it) If you need some basic simple editing, you can some onlin…