Quote Originally Posted by Anbesol
...Anybody else share this frustration?
You mean people biting the marketing bait? It doesn't bother me what other people do. Most of the time, I find it amusing. Kinda like the whole megapixel thing, software upgrades, computer processors, and operating systems.

In terms of noise, most of my lenses are pretty slow (f/4's, a 3.5, and couple 2.8's being my mains). Even if I owned some f/1.2 lenses, I doubt I would shoot them wide open that often.