Great read here, Gareth. I agree with all Charles has written in his response here.

Back in the film days, the Pentax 6X7 was my favorite handheld camera. I cannot begin to imagine how many rolls of film that went through the two bodies I had, but it was certainly hundreds.

Today my half frame sensor X-Pro2 with two TT Artisan manual lenses do everything I want, and more.

For the first time in my photog life, I truly understand it is not the gear. Without a doubt it is the eye, and more importantly, the heart behind the camera. It truly is as simple as that.