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Everyone always says this, but what exactly does a pro need to do that can't be done with high quality prosumer camera? We know it's not megapixels. 10mp is enough to do almost anything. It's all relative, and it's all aline that everyone gets fed so they spend more money, or feel like their stuff is inadequate. The mid level cameras of today, blow away the professional cameras of 5 years ago. So were the guys 5 years ago subprofessional? Tech got better and everyone drew a new line, just because better stuff is available. But I've still yet to find a real world situation where my camera wasn't professional enough.
Well, that's not all entirely true.
It's not that you can't do pro work with a lesser camera... you can. Chris Burke (another site member) does his work with D40s. It's just that the lesser bodies tend to have limitations which can make pro work harder, and they also tend to be less durable, and equipment tends to get banged around more when you're working with it in more of a pro setting.
For example... the D60 only has three focus points, the D300 has 51. The D40 and D60 have no internal focus motor. The D80/90 and below have certain very commonly needed controls that are not physical controls, but must be changed through a menu or through a combination of holding buttons and turning dials, vs. a dedicated physical control, etc.
There are also capabilities differences- higher ISOs, better high-ISO noise handling, faster shutter speeds, etc.
Simple fact is better bodies are more enabling and lesser bodies can be restrictive or at least slow you down. Pros don't tend to want to be restricted, and they CERTAINLY do not want to be slow.