"Jezz this one has got my head spinning. Here is my 2 cents I have been a photographer since 1973. It is not the equipment you use but it is how you use the equipment you got. One of my best shots was when I was in the Keys and my canon 10 D battery ran out I stopped at a drug store and bought a point and shoot for $49.00 I took a stunning sunset picture that over the years has sold many copies. Shoot with what you got ."

"Same here, years ago was in Tahiti and shot a sunset with a P&S which made it to a cover of a magazine. Actually think I had nothing to do with it as it was one of the most gorgeous sunsets I have ever seen and I have seen and shot many!!"


So since it's not the equipment I suppose you guys have never felt the need to upgrade beyond this level of camera. Right?

Let me put it another way, then. The equipment is only as good as the operator. It's like a high performance race car. A professional racer who know what he's doing with it can accomplish great thing with it. On the other hand, a casual driver who has the same car isn't going to be able to do what the pro driver can do. But it does make for some bragging rights, just having it. The equipment doesn't make the photographer. It helps, but the guy behind the lens needs to know how to use his or her gear and how to take a good photograph.