Generally speaking I don't go for the whole "gear head" thing. I believe that it's the person behind the camera that's creating the image, and not the tool in his/her hands. After all, that's what a camera is... a tool. You wouldn't compliment a sculptor on his amazing chisels, or tell a painter that his brushes paint beautiful paintings, would you? That said, I do believe that having the right tools for job is important, and having the best tools, whilst not making you a better artist, will help you achieve your full potential.
I've always owned 35mm DSLR cameras, and I love them for their ease of use, and the features they put at my fingertips. The problem with them is that in order to have all these great features, they've had to compromise... and usually the first thing to suffer is image quality. Now for a lot of things, this drop in quality doesn't matter, and in many cases isn't even noticable. Unfortunately, for some of the jobs I do, it is noticeable, and it does matter!
