New Camera System Makes No Sense –Do Not Switch

I've been taking digital photos since 1997. I got my first DSLR, a Nikon Coolpix D40, in November 2007. I wore out the shutter after 126,057 shots in October of 2011. (The design life was 1/3 of that) It's replacement a D5100 has been with me ever since. I see no reason to replace it before it wears out.

I see no reason to switch to another camera. I was happy with the 6 megapixels I got from the D40 (in fact, I chose it over the 10 Megapixel D40X because it had better low light performance thanks to larger pixels in the sensor)

I've taken photos with my wife and child's camera, and a phone... it's all a matter of composition, and avoiding harsh back-lighting. (My wife is WAY better at composition, I've got the technical side)

I also agree that it is a lot easier to get the shot you want once you've gotten comfortable with your gear. It can take quite a while, because some environments aren't very common.

I immediately noticed how may camera systems he's gone through having two or three at a time he says:

> "Don't do what I have done--it is stupid."

It's not like a laptop upgrade, it's like switching from Windows, to Mac, to Linux, back to Windows, etc. Disruptive and not productive or making you a better photographer producing better photos.