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It's the kudos of owning a 'pro spec' lens. Look at me, I have a white coloured one, therefore my kit is better than yours. Years ago, Nikon had a gold band round the lens when special low-dispersion glass was introduced.
Personally, I think people should be less hung up on the gear they own and concentrate more on what they can achieve with what they have. In the same way as I have seen people with professional golf clubs top the ball along the ground down every fairway, and people driving top end sports cars at 45mph on a motorway, the differences between a lot of lenses is marginal and the way they are used is of far more consequence to the end result. There are plenty of great pictures produced with 'dog' equipment, and plenty of average pictures produced with the best. Very few people really push the boundaries of their lenses
Nick
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Personally, I think people should be less hung up on the gear they own and concentrate more on what they can achieve with what they have. In the same way as I have seen people with professional golf clubs top the ball along the ground down every fairway, and people driving top end sports cars at 45mph on a motorway
Some people get a kick out of the "gear" itself - and possibly the knowledge that, if their results are poor, at least it's not the equipment's fault. And I shouldn't think they give tuppence what you "personally think".
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