If you look at a famous painting, you don't wonder what brand of brushes the now-decomposing artist used. Of course, if you go to a painters forum, you'll see passionate debates about which brand of brush to use.

Only a poor craftsperson blames their tools, but a good craftsperson will tend to get better results with better tools.

I'm primarily a film shooter, even though outside of photography, I'm quite "digital". My tastes in cameras are best described as somewhat idiosyncratic. I like to own reasonably priced cameras that can be made to produce excellent results.

The view from the White Mountains
A stitched panorama of the Sierra Nevada mountains, the White mountains, Inyo mountains, Deep Springs valley, and the Owens valley
An Ocotillo
An Ocotillo in the middle of the summer.
Oh what have you done?
Dona pensive with her paper mask