Gosh Don this thread has got you going.
I know what you mean, I have for instance got a mobile phone that you can make phone calls on and text and that's it-perfect. Don't need a new one. If you look at my gallery many and possibly the majority are taken with a compact. All my shots could have been taken with any make of camera in the same class (ie compact or DSLR). However I can think of a few rare occasions when make and model might make a difference, for instance astro photography is probably best with the Canon 20Da as the sensitivity of the sensor has been optimised for the infra red and I notice the forum member who uploads those wonderful shots of galaxies uses one. Some sports and action photography are best done with very fast auto focusing and fast motor drives. Not essential probably but easier with more ''hits''. High pixel counts are a bore to me but pros need them to meet the demands of publishers file sizes. Not make specific as the pixel count steadily increases but Canon are ahead here and this allows for cropping. This is not meant to be a pro Canon rant by the way as like you the actual make does not matter to me, I just happen to have Canon gear and always will because of the money invested in lenses, flashgun etc. So, basically I agree with you but have tried to think of a few things to meet your challenge although personally I cannot think of any of my pictures I could post that would meet your criteria unless they were badly distorted ones taken on one of my early cheap childhood cameras. Takes a special camera to be that bad! Maybe this thread has me going too!
