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.

Olympus Japan declares June 15 announcement day - 1001 Noisy Cameras(via)
This could be very interesting. The long-rumored micro 4/3rds camera that is actually tiny, unlike the G1?
Stevens Creek Reservoir
The Stevens Creek Reservoir, seen from the boat pier