[mjaseem]

Many new photographers get into it because they were inspired by a certain type of photography. If the gear you have does not match what you want to do, you are going to be disappointed.

As an extreme example, if you want to take high resolution pictures of distant planets, you are going to need a telescope.

You are going to have more flexibility with gear choice if you are flexible with the photos you want to take.

If I stuck to kit lens and no photoshop, I may have given up on photography pretty soon.