I'm sure he could have afforded to just take an introductory photography course! I think if you have the money there is nothing wrong in buying the best camera you can. It's just silly to expect that you will instantly be able to take great shots.
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Well, he can afford the hardware. Hope he can afford the time to make good use of it.
Weird. I thought I replied to this comment a couple of hours ago, but I'm not seeing it here now. Oh well. What I said was that there's certainly nothing wrong with buying the most expensive camera you can afford, but I think it's incredibly important to know why you're doing it. Even entry level dSLR's are capable of quite a bit without having to spend much more than between $500-1000 sometimes. If you can afford to do it, I usually recommend to beginners to start with a beginner unit...and find its ceiling. Once you find that, you'll know why you need a more expensive, more capable unit and you can trade up with a more informed position.