That's a question that I am often asked at my shows. Years ago I might have jumped right in and told them about the equipment, though recently I have taken a different approach. Cameras don't have visions. But we will be better photographers if we spend more time concentrating on the art of photography rather than so much on the science.
Content is more important than minor technical nuances.
Well, truth is, many photographers enjoy the hardware more than the actual process of making photographs, and we know that you are going to ask anyway, so we'll go ahead and tell you. Just remember it's not the camera but the photographer that creates the photograph. And some of them are works of art themselves. And, yes, having equipment capable of producing high quality images is very important. Don was frustratingly introduced to this camera by John Haley one early morning at the shores of Mono Lake.