I can give you an example that happened to me at a local park 2 months ago. I was talking to a young lady that had only been photographing a couple years and told me she really admired the work I post on local groups. She went into asking about my gear and at that time I was out with my A1 and 600mmGM. She asked the cost and gasped whenever I told her the cost. She immediately said "I guess I should just not waste my time because I will never be able to afford a setup like that" That made me feel like crap! I took the time to explain to her that we all start somewhere and your setup is very capable, but nonetheless she left pretty discouraged. That's my only point