Good evening everyone. A good camera is not always necessary in my honest opinion. And 'good' is often a matter of opinion. Personally I am a fan of Leica M but I could show you a ton of pictures that are not worth 1/1000 of the cost of a Leica M system. Why ? simply because there are different good cameras for different types of shots. If you look at some blurry pictures of D-Day from Frank Kappa you may be disappointed despite the fact he had good equipment. What matters most is not the camera, it is how to take the shot and what emotion you are trying to covey with your picture.
Another thing to bear in mind is to always shoot RAW, always. Unless you are using an iPhone of course, which itself can take great pictures nevertheless by the way.
You will have to have the right exposure and speed and take a decent shot to start with but the magic will then happen outside the camera, when using software such as Lightroom to enhance your picture. This will make a huge difference in the final rendering. As an illustration, the shot below I took in 2017 when on the Crossrail Project was with a Leica M240 - 35mm f1.4 Summilux FLE lens - a pro & very expensive combo.
BUT what makes the picture what it is in reality is not the Leica (except for someone with lots of experience with what to look for) it is the shot composition, the fact that I had plenty of time to think about it, that I used a tripod due to low light conditions and shooting
RAW for enhancement into Lightroom later on. You are seeing the final product here. Trust me you don't want to see the RAW picture
There are other examples of processed RAW pictures from this project on our Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/3_eco_ltd if you want to see what is possible to achieve. Having said that, you can achieve close to the same results with a much more affordable camera the like of Sony a7 for a fraction of the price of a Leica.
The Leica M is good with static and composed images and it is very rewarding. But it is a demanding instrument. For no nonsense options at a reasonable price you should visit
https://www.stevehuffphoto.com/. It is very informative, Steve has tested numerous options and his reviews are both really cool and informative. Hope it helps. (This is not an affiliate link, I am not getting any benefit from sending you towards Steve's site just to be clear).