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WOW, that second link you attached was an amazing point to illustrate the finer points of photography. . .I'm developing an eye, and have always been a hapless aesthete - but I still do believe a good SLR will help carry me to that next level in capturing those moments. . .
I'm a car guy and the best analogy I could think of is that it depends on the driver more so than the car; a lot of guys recommend spending a couple of days at Bob Bondurant's race school or something similar ($2k or so), rather than spending $80k on a BMW or Lotus =) A nice car never hurts though, right?
Yes photography is very much like racing (and very different) but a great analogy none-the-less.
My pictures would be the same as they are on my XT even if someone gave me a 1D MKIII (maybe the lens actually WOULD change a few things we'll relate these to tries which make a HUGE difference in a car's performance).
Same with my car. If I got a Corvete Z06 on the same 225 rubber as my Rx-7, everything but my straight line performance would be the same, as I am currently too chicken to fully push my car at the track, however some R-comp racing tires would quickly leave me feeling bold, as would a fast zoom lens to a camera.
This analogy further illustrates the irrelevance o f a camera body and the importance of good lenses (they really are close to , if not, the most important part of capturing photographs(when going for portfolio quality photos, not just snapshots).