Years ago my friend worked for two brothers. Smart guys and hey had money to piss. Bought expensive cameras, etc. They took classes. Their photographs? Ugh. They just could never even get the basics of composition, let alone the technical parts.
Also years ago, there was a bad joke about "they" discovered that 90% of car accidents were caused by.................."the nut behind the wheel." (Steering wheels at least used to be held onto the steering shaft by a large nut.)
I've always hated it when people admired a photo of mine and ask, "What kind of camera did you use?"
Aaaaaargh! And look at the classic great photographs of Stieglitz, Strand, Lange, and even that Ansel Adams. Slow film, uncoated lenses, no zooms.
I think "there are no bad cameras," extends into other things too. Cars. Oh sure, there's some better or worse by model and brand, but if you goal is to have a car that runs well for 200,000 miles, a Hyundai or Kia will as likely get you there as a Mercedes. Not at all true when I was young, the cheap vs expensive car thing.
So, yes, I completely agree that hardware matters little except in certain situations or having certain creative goals.
---------- Post added 01-15-16 at 01:42 PM ----------
Originally posted by jatrax I was thinking that very thing! I'd never seen it in color.
Those damned sympathetic vibrations!
As the engineers said, "Oops."