Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Ansel Adams once said: “The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!”

https://petapixel.com/2017/07/03/swapped-pro-dslr-cheapest-one-available/

Leicaflex Loc: Cymru

Interesting article.
Thank you for the link.

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Ansel was so right. We have tons of UHH that switched to Mirrorless. They need the latest and greatest camera. And, all the manufacturers know this and constantly come out with new models. They constantly have GAS "Gear Acquisition Syndrome"

Morning Star Loc: West coast, North of the 49th N.

I am one of those "tons"! However, my reason for switching was very definitely not GAS!
I have arthritis in knees, spine, hands, shoulders, and have had hip replacements for the same thing.
With the mirrorless it is so much easier to hold and carry it with the strap over one shoulder and the camera on the opposite hip.
Now if I really suffered from GAS, I would be considering the newer model of this same camera (I have the OM-D E-M1) but so far I can do everything I want with this camera, the four lenses I have for it, the TC and the flash - and my husband to carry the camera bag for me when needed :-)

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I saw this article a while ago. While it's true that any modern camera can take nice pictures, paying for an expensive one will get you features, like durability, that you do not get on the less expensive models. That can mean the difference between getting a shot - or a great shot - or getting nothing.

Retired fat guy with a camera Loc: Colorado

He can do want he wants to do, I don't care. But for me, I will keep the 4 varied 1D and 1Ds bodies I have.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

I switched to mirrorless for travel because I found that I was leaving my heavy, bulky, Nikon behind in the hotel room just to feel free of the burden as I walked the streets of a foreign city. Now I can walk around carrying my Fuji X-T2 in my hand all day with a wrist strap. And that EVF viewfinder is great!

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Right. I would never travel with DSLR gear unless the purpose of the trip was photography. A compact is fine.

berchman Loc: South Central PA

Taking good photographs is very important to me when I travel to interesting places like China, India, Egypt among others, but the Fuji is up to the task, even with the "unprofessional" but versatile 18-135 Fuji lens. I might consider taking the Nikon on safari in Tanzania 1½ years from now, just for the 150-500 zoom lens I already own, but prior to that safari I will be hiking up a mountain in Uganda to view gorillas, and only the Fuji will be with me.

Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Jerry, the point of that article is, that he, as a photography teacher felt, that his student were attributing nice pictures to his expensive Canon camera. While he says, that those extra features like higher ISO are handy at times, most of the time you don’t need them, and good picture can be taken with an inexpensive camera.
I listen to a podcast of Chris Marquardt, German photographer whose pictures can be seen on Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/nubui/. He says, that you need a lot of experience to take a good pictures, not a better and better cameras. He, who took a zillions of pictures says, that he has a routine every day to take pictures at least for 5 minutes. At home, his backyard, wherever he is. That maintains and improving his skills.
I see posts on UHH, where people are asking if they should upgrade their existing camera. That is downright stupid. Who can tell what you need? You should look at specification and features of that candidate camera and if you missing any of those features on your existing camera and you really need them, then buy it.

Robeng Loc: California

For my last trip, I switched from carrying FF bodies and lenses to a D500 with a 18mm-300mm lens. I just won picture of the month using the D500 set up. The D500 set up was a lot lighter and smaller to carry than the FF stuff.

Steve_m Loc: Southern California

Very nice picture. You have a nice gear, but you know how to take a nice picture even with not so nice gear. And that is what that article is all about.