Over 10 years I’ve transitioned from
using a bridge camera on automatic mode only (Panasonic LUMIX DMC FZ28 x18 zoom lens) in 2010, through various cameras, to now using an Olympus E-M5II, I shoot in manual mode and RAW and use Lightroom to do basic editing.
Oh - and I use my iPhone 11 for those moments when my camera isn’t in my bag!!
I think therefore despite visibly ageing my photography has developed and become much more satisfying.