I do a lot of photography and I am currently upgrading my kit to a Canon 5D II - if only I could find one in the shops. That said, my most successful photograph to date was taken with a much cheaper piece of equipment. By successful, I mean commented on, downloaded and linked to. The relationship between photographers and their gear is interesting. There are roughly three distinct types of photographers: 1. Techno Photographers – They buy the latest most up-to-date equipment, but seldom if ever actually take any pictures and when they do, they’re fairly mundane. 2. Old School Photographers – These people live in a state of denial about equipment and probably even refuse to accept that digital cameras exist. The digital technology is not seen as empowering but rather deskilling. The glass is not half full with these people, the glass simply doesn’t exist. 3. Pragmatist Photographers – If it helps and it’s not too expensive I’ll use it. End of story. Trainers are sometimes like this as well. All cutting edge and talking the latest lingo, but failing deliver. Or, boring grey old farts who last updated their approach to training when this new fangled Overhead Head Projector equipment came onto the market. And then finally there’s the realists, if it works great, if it doesn’t drop it.