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I'm in both camps. My gear can't compose for me, nor properly choose my exposure, and so I have to have some degree of skill and knowledge that I can apply. What my gear can do is improve the subtleties of the final product, such as better contrast, lower noise, sharper images etc. And, in the case of some of my kit I could also get better opportunities with upgrades - whilst my 75-300 has helped me get some images I'm really happy with, it's not up to the task of shooting a lot of subject matter (slow focus, small aperture, soft at 300mm, shows CA wide open in sunny conditions etc).
So both skill and gear matter to me, and in an ideal World the I would be the only limiting factor in my photography.
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