[michrassena]

I've encountered something like this attitude, though it's more a reverence for the newest, flashiest gear in online forums. Certain camera brands bring it out in people, like certain car and computer brands used to.

Oddly, photography is generally an asocial pursuit, at least as an amateur. So what does it matter what the photographic community thinks. If you're in business, they aren't customers, and if you show your work, they aren't the audience.