Hi BC,
I don't feel that choosing a certain camera brand will make you a better photographer…
On the other hand I think that there are enabling technologies that matter. For one thing, I like zooms, just as an example. Perhaps I give up quite a bit of image quality but I can choose point of view and crop when taking the image.
Another example is that I was longing for being able to use tilts for something like 28 years. The reason is that I want to shoot alpine flowers with the mountains as a backdrop. I have tried different solutions, like tilt adapter on DSLR and the Hasselblad Flexbody with my P45+. The Flexbody works well on tabletop settings but it is less usable in the field. You need to unmount the back, replace it with a focusing adapter to do your adjustments and focus and put the back into place. Not very practical in the field.
The solution I have now is a smart T&S adapter called HCam Master TSII. It can take almost any lens and do T&S. I have plenty of MF glass (Pentax 67 and Hasselblad) that can be used with it, but I wanted something more portable. So, I bought a Canon 24-105/4 as it allows for tilts. Problem with that platform is that it needs a Canon body to set the aperture. So, I decided to buy a Contax 35-135/3.3-4.5 as it has a manual aperture and lies in my intended focal range.
Hopefully, this will allow me to take some pictures I have planned since 1988. Can be it won't work out… Anyway, I don't think camera brands are enabling technology but lenses can be…
Best regards
Erik
Ps. That Contax 35-135/3.3-4.5 is pretty neat…
What always fascinates me about these forums is people that invest in a system, believe it's going to change their work 100% and this is not a knock on anyone, but sometimes when I view their work it's more tech than art centric, which is ok if tech is your deal.
A camera brand won't change that.
IMO
BC