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All MR is arguing is that discussing the merrits of gear (all gear, not just the newest Canon dSLR vs. the newest Nikon dSLR) remains relevent, b/c they are different, and over time, improvements will permit increased range of possibilities.
This is certainly relevant when someone asks, for example, for a comparison between the Olympus E3 and the Canon 5D. What the camera will be used for is hugely relevent, and in a wet, dirty environment high up rain-forest mountain, one might very much wish for the tough E3 and be more than willing to put up with the relatively low ISO 400 or 800 limit of usable images, and cropped sensor. The 5D could well die early and hard in such an environment. On the other hand, if making a cover shot for your local restaurant magazine, the 5D would be a much better choice, being able to shoot a nice atmospheric shot at ISO 1600, with a much wider field of view.
Anyway, that is what MR is saying - there are still specific tools with relative strengths and weaknesses, and to suggest (as some do) that it's *all* about the phototrapher, is fundamentally wrong. Gear is relevant.
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