Regarding your last point, there's a series of videos on YouTube where pro photographers are challenged to take the best pictures they can with 'subpar/cheap' g

Regarding your last point, there's a series of videos on YouTube where pro photographers are challenged to take the best pictures they can with 'subpar/cheap' gear; the results are pretty incredible. Here's the first in that series: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUkKtkEZNjs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUkKtkEZNjs