I’m sorry, I truly think it’s denial to say that Lucas wasn’t innovative and sparked a trend that would dominate the industry years later with the prequels. Really. Not only the digital camera, but also CGI, except that with CGI he wasn’t the sole pioneer. We had JP, LotR, etc etc

But to think that someone went as far as he did, by using digital cameras and going full CGI, that was pretty risky. I respect him for that. Few people have contributed to the cinema industry as much as George Lucas.