It's probably a great time to be a rich photographer. Otherwise, most enthusiasts are still stuck with hoping that Yongnuo can improve its quality or saving for a third-hand Sigma Art with a scratch on the front element, if they're really spendy.
This one new show-off lens from Canon will cost more than most enthusiasts have spent on kit, in total.
I disagree. The barrier to entry for professional quality camera equipment are SIGNIFICANTLY reduce. Since there are so many options, you can get have a lot of options from lens, camera, lighting, accessories (batteries, tripod, gimbal), and refurb/used market. With so many people upgrading more often now (GAS), a slightly older but still very capable camera are discounted much further due to fierce competitions.
A couple years ago, you should need to spend $3500 and up for a "professional" dual card slot capable camera. We now have Sony A7III, Panasonic S1, with better 4K, IBIS, eyeAF, newer sensor around $2000-2500. Nikon D850 can be had under $3000. Canon RP $1300 with adapter.
We have so many lighting option that's significantly cheaper than first party lighting solution. I sold all my Canon lighting equipments and bought all Godox. Godox lighting provide solution from on camera lighting to portable strobe, and powerful strobe - v860II, AD200, AD600, AD400Pro, AD600pro, and the new Profoto A1 clone. Even Yongnuo has lithium battery flash. I spent a lot of money on lightings gears. I would never thought I can afford all my lighting gears including modifiers under $2000. It would be 2-3x more expensive if I bought Profoto or Canon.
Tamron and Sigma both provide affordable and high quality lenses. Scratch front element? I bought plenty of lenses used and new and never has a problem with it nor do plenty of people on Fredmiranda forums. $900 used for Sigma 135 1.8 or Sigma 14-24 2.8 new is a great deal if you don't mind the weight. They are great lenses.
Even Canon has a lot of great price for Canon 24-70II 2.8 and 70-200 2.8 II that I see regularly go for cheaper when I bought mine. I see alot of peope selling Canon gears on forums since people are switching to mirrorless.
In term of accessories, we have so many high quality affordable options from batteries, tripod, to softboxes. Sirui, Cheetahstand, Adorama softboxes, SMDV, etc.
It's actually a great time to be a photographers and enthusiast when it come to buying high quality and affordable gears. It's also a bad time for FT photographers trying to earn a living due to increase competitions and availability of photography education from lighting, post processing, branding and marketing. The barrier to having great photography equipments are much lower when I started doing photography as a hobby 10 years ago.
As much as I complained about Canon trailing behind the competitions when it come to features and value, if I can't make great photo with any of the camera equipments both first parties and third parties in the last couple years, the equipments is not the weakest link. It's ME. I might as well find a new hobby then.