Interesting article which helps focus you (if a little incessantly) on photography rather than your gear:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/notcamera.htm

I liked the quote "the single most important component of a camera is the 12 inches behind it"

"In every colour, there's the light.
In every stone sleeps a crystal.
Remember the Shaman, when he used to say:
Man is the dream of the Dolphin"

Rich Meadows Photography

Photographers make photos, not cameras.
Yes I need to learn more about this now, thankyou for the link