Originally Posted by quantum-x

A camera, no matter how basic or advanced, is nothing more than a lightbox.

That said, it boils down to features. I shoot on a Canon 1Ds because it's got functions that my 300V didn't. It's easier to use, speeds up the shooting process. The photo quality (I'm talking final product, not MP etc) is identical.

You can *always* tell a photo 'noob' when the first question they ask is 'What camera did you shoot that on?'

I place noob in inverted commas simply because the question is valid in some circumstances - (What did you shoot it on, it's got a MF cropping...) .. more often they mean 'Neat, what lens / lighting / location did you have?'