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.

By the creek
Melinda in color with her peacoat
Autumn leaves
Melinda playing in the autumn leaves.
Dona playing in the creek
Dona playing in the creek, with the funky colors from Ektachrome IR color infrared film.