1) Never buy anything until you are ready to learn it thoroughly and
use it regularly immediately. I work with so many people who got
themselves "fully equipped" and then, two years later, find themselves
facing obsolescence or incompatabilities once they are ready to really
learn and use.
2) Never WAIT to buy something you need right away due to fear of
something better and cheaper coming out soon - it's not worth the
missed opportunity.
3) A skilled and talented artist or craftsperson can get professional
results from almost anything. An unskilled person will not do any
better with a CIneAlta HDCam than they will with a cel phone camera.
The person is at least 95% of the quality equation. The equipment is
secondary.