Ok opinions does buying the latest camera or lens guarantee better images or is there more to it than that

[Tachikaze]

My experience suggests that a new camera can inspire me to get out and make photos, just because it's new and exciting. But soon it becomes just another one of my cameras and I soon realize that the shots are about the same as before.

However, a new lens with an unusual focal length and/or faster ƒ will always inspire new creativity in me. That is the beauty of interchangeable lens cameras: new perspectives are just a wad of cash away!

 

[Thad E Ginathom]

new perspectives

Oh, for a few more wads!

 

[Magnus129]

Some tools make it easier to collect the image you want, but I would say (as others have) that it's the photographer over the device.

As I've grown as a hobbyist photographer, I've shot with cameras and lenses that my skills had outgrown, and also with cameras whose capabilities were beyond my ability to use them. The point is, if you get a newer camera with bells and whistles, you'll want to do so with the intention of learning and growing into the gear. If you don't, the gear will sit unused. It's like owning a fancy car and never taking it out for a real drive.