Questions: Girl's Behavior

Thanks for answering and hope everyone is doing well!

I've been talking with this girl for about a year and we're finally going to meet in person next month. I know she likes vintage photography, and specifically 3D photography, so I want to buy her a camera, because I know she doesn't have one. We started as friends and have become more romantic with time.

Here's the problem; the right camera, the one she actually wants, is about $250-300. I can get a comparable camera for $50, but it's not exactly the right thing; it's kind of a starter camera into the style of photography she enjoys. Brands matter enough in a situation like this that I don't really want to compromise. I have enough money that I could spend the extra money without issue.

Now... I personally don't care about spending $300, but I know that a woman could easily see a gift like that as me trying to buy her affection. Buying the cheaper camera is nice and symbolic, but the fact it isn't exactly what she wants might make the whole thing counter productive.

Is buying her a gift on our first meeting a bad idea?

And by ‘fix’ i mean trying to help resolve their issues or change them into a better person in your mind anyways.

Are they crazy women?

So I was at the dentist on Thursday in the waiting room and I see an attractive girl come out of the store next to the dentists office. A few minutes later I see another one go in. Then as I'm leaving, I see another attractive girl leave, so I'm like "what's that store?" Turns out it's a vape store. Flash forward to today, and I'm leaving the gym, just driving along and I see an attractive girl leave a vape store. So now I'm thinking is this a trend amongst girls, particularly attractive ones, or nah? Let me know if y'all vape or got friends that do.