Anyone can get into it. But if you want to run with the top dogs, like on the side of an NFL game, you need top equipment. This is commercial photography, where the results are all that matter - not some artsy fartsy thing where they could get away with cell phones or even disposable cameras if the composition and theme works with it.
I used to take action shots for a paintball magazine with a Canon A1 and had 3 Japanese lenses which would allow me to do most tasks. I had to manual focus, though, so movement shots were harder for me.
I recently tried to do some photography for my kids Volleyball matches. Phone camera was very meh - simply not fast enough. Old ass Canon Rebel something or rather go the job done.
It’s like racing. Anyone with a car can race. You want to be a pro, though, and you have to have a better tier of equipment.
I assume that is sarcasm, but that confetti must act like chaff for an autofocus.
Nope - anyone can get lucky. Many of the most iconic photos in history were a raise of the lens and snap.
