rook2c4 wrote:
Certainly one can learn photography on a high end camera.
However, one advantage of starting on a more simple camera is the ease of learning how to focus one's attention on composition as well as develop an eye for recognizing what makes a photo interesting, without the distraction of endless settings options. There are plenty of photographers who use advanced, high end cameras with top of the line lenses yet produce images that are void of imagination and expressiveness.