Fred,
If his goal is to dip his toe and take a couple of shots to gauge his interest, and, perhaps share with the family, then what harm is there?
Your disparaging remarks are not what this site is about, and, it's not becoming of you.
Not everyone has the patience or the megabucks to throw without conscience at this hobby. Not everyone sees this hobby as a competition to win awards.
Now that I'm off my soapbox, did you add a 2x Powermate to your imaging train? Goodness knows you could use it.
H