Tom is right, maybe we do focus too much on the equipment at times. The artistic vision of the person behind the lense is what makes it happen. A camera buy itself will just sit there, no matter how much it costs. I do think that a better camera will give the artist more options and possibly make it easier to translate what they want to get across. And let us not forget about the software side. People spend big bucks for copies of Photoshop. A person can get a wonderful image from PS Elements and a 3 MP camera, so theoretically they should be able to get an even better result from a 5+MP camera and a full version of Photoshop. But as you say, there has to be some skill/talent there in the first place, otherwise it is money down the drain...

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations