Originally posted by Dewman I've often thought it would be interesting to have a "Photography Contest" where the contestants were limited to the throw-away Kodak film cameras.
Nothing wrong with that, but it would take away any reason to have lenses like the DA 70. In some ways, your contest would be like a three-legged race, requiring a great deal of skill to produce some very unimpressive results, relative to what can be done in a two legged race.
I think the key is to master what you already have, before moving up to something better, but I don't see the point of deliberately handicapping yourself, just because you can. Anyway, you are getting many excellent photos with a kit that isn't any better than mine, so please don't feel you shouldn't upgrade when you get the chance.