I am sure many purists and photographers used to film, new to digital would argue that a photo processed on a computer is not the original photo. Some may even go as far as exclude it from any kind of competition, or mark it off as art and not photography.
Most people believe that the better your equipment - the better the photos will be that you can take. I have heard many times before comments such as "Wow - your camera takes amazing pictures". I am a firm believer that your equipment enables you to have more control and achieve some effects otherwise difficult or impossible to achieve - but it does *not* define how good photographs you can take. That is up to you - and only you. To see why I say this, look here...
