First make sure you really need a DSLR, they are bigger and heavier than mirrorless and bridge cameras.
Personally I don't think there is any need to go full frame, I can recommend the D7200 from Nikon, great camera.
However I've been using the Sony DSC-RX10 III, a fantastic bridge camera with a 28-600 mm reach. You can't change lenses but there's no need to.
I also love my petite Nikon 1 (mirrorless, very light and even shoots in RAW mode).
I've also had the Sony A6000 and it is very nice.
These are all cameras that I have had for sometime and I can say they are very good specially if they are your first camera for serious photography.

I would never buy camera from Panasonic, I did that mistake once, the RAW file can only be read using some stupid Japanese program, the camera menus and the options are very confusing. Also the pictures were dark and a little soft .
On top of that they charged me 15% on the camera return although I had it only for two weeks!!!

Seems fine to me http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-482649-1.html#8110696

Cropping seems fine to me

Shot uncrossed


Shot cropped

Exactly, it is not about the composition at all, although to be fair I should have taken both pics at the same angle, but this was just for fun not a scientific experiment.

Just for fun, same subject, 2 cameras both in auto mode.
Which one do you prefer?

Flowers 1


Flowers 2

Looking thru the eclipse solar glasses it looked different

Well I did not use the view finder I use the live screen, but even then I used my solar eclipse glasses that's why I couldn't focus well

My pictures were awful, I did not have the proper solar filters, tripod had challenge w/angle, too hot and I used my solar filter glasses when looking at the viewfinder so could not see anything !!! The glasses worked fine though (the neighbors were thankful I had them).
Now you can all pitch in and tell me where I failed :-)
I attached a raw file as well.

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Which solar filter did you use?

The best is the sony sr-64hxa, a modest $160 :-)