Joe,
that's why I show up at shows with those white lenses. It's the best form of credential for those who think the equipment is what separates the pros from the amateurs.

And maybe it is to some extent. I don't wear those $1,500 suits to the office any more but I do spend that on a really good lens every now and then. The suit didn't make me a better manager in business but it was the appropriate uniform. And the white lenses do, in fact, help me take better pictures.

"Pro Factor" is real. Unfortunate but true.

Jim