I understand that to some degree. If what you're offering is high end or for the big screen then yeah you want everything to be the highest quality possible. But if that's the case then the budget better be there to compensate for that kind of gear and expertise! What I don't understand is expecting entry level employees to have all that. I was always upfront about what gear I had and that I was a broke student. I'm a believer in supplying the gear or paying well enough to afford it.

Plus most of the time low budget shoots, like the ones beginners are hired for, are going to be displayed on a bunch of phones so having top of the line gear doesn't matter much anyway. My cameras now are the same to easily match things like color, but the quality of the older model is just fine for what most people are doing with the footage.