I was looking to Canon or Nikon next. I ended up with Canon (obviously from the video above), but only because I had a great deal come to me at the right time. I'm sure I would've been just as happy with Nikon. Did I get better images with my Canon? It depends. In good light, my Olympus would have done just as well image-quality wise (especially with the sweet 50mm f/2.0 macro--my first lens that made me money). With flash photography, no difference. At night my 7D could focus on anything instantly (too bad, other than video, that was the only thing I liked out of it). My 5D's high-ISO images were better than anything I had owned, if I needed it. If I wanted the shallow depth of field, the Canons gave it to me a little bit easier. I also had more leeway for RAW adjustments when shooting with my Canons. So all in all, I thought that I had made a good choice in my evolution as a photographer.

Fast forward to early 2012. I was very happy with my gear, getting shots that I wanted, and was making money with it. In March of last year, I went on a family trip to Vietnam--my first time ever. Being as it was a big deal to me, I Iugged my 5D, 7D, 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/2.8, and 50mm f/1.4 lenses. There was no way I was going to miss a shot during this monumental trip. At the time I didn't care that it would take up a lot of luggage space and weight for the trip; in fact, I kind of mocked those who complained about weight and size of the camera. I was always of the mindset that, "If you can't handle walking around with this in your backpack all day, then you're in the wrong hobby." Or simply go lift weights.

Boy, was that trip a revelation.

Did I get some great shots with my gear? Absolutely. For sure some of my favorite photos I've ever taken. But I found out that most of my photos there were of the street/documentary variety. And I loved doing that type of photography. Not more than my photos of naked models, but damn close. At least more than what I had been doing with my typical hired portrait jobs. And let me tell you, if you're into street photography, then Vietnam was one of the places to be in the world for it. I tell people that you could point your camera in any direction in Vietnam, and chances are you'll have an awesome photo. But this meant having my camera with me at all times, and when you have a big DSLR out on the street pointing at strangers, then sometimes you won't be met with smiley faces.