No indeed--there is nothing wrong with cheap cameras.
I don't like excessive post processing. I don't enjoy it.
The best the photographer can do is work within the limitations of her tools. If she wants to take frame-filling pictures of horses at play, a slow, short P&S isn't going to get the photos she wants no matter how good she is.
But here's the real point. MOST pictures are missed because the equipment was left behind. My father had suitcases modified to hold his equipment. He had four of them--one for his 35mm camera bodies and lenses, two for his 6 cm x 6 cm stuff, and one for his flash kits and other lighting. He had a duffle bag for his tripods and flash stands. Cameras, and especially film, are fragile enough so you can't leave this stuff in the trunk of a car. I cannot count the times great pictures were missed because the equipment was back home. Because my little Nikon is so small and light, it get carried around a lot. My biggest problem is remembering to keep the battery charged.
As for not liking Photoshop--that I do NOT understand. My favorite part of photography, by far, was printing pictures in a darkroom. With Photoshop you can have all the fun--times 10--and there are no acetic acid fumes to inhale. "Remember the I35W bridge--who needs terrorists when there are Republicans"
And I never liked darkrooms much either.
