Under the heading of cameras, lenses and the like: how do you know when someone's a fanboy?
Sample answer:
...They get excited by announcements or articles about new firmware for their camera.
So...how do you know?
Mike
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… When they negatively compare other cameras to their current favorite—which is more than 25% bigger, heavier or more expensive (sometimes much more!)
Posted by: Stephen Cowdery | Monday, 14 October 2024 at 10:47 AM
Fanboy. An unthinking lover of something who is unable to distinguish any attributes of their chosen object of affection is actually a fault.
Posted by: Terry Letton | Monday, 14 October 2024 at 01:15 PM
When they call a flaw a feature.
Posted by: Jeff1000 | Monday, 14 October 2024 at 04:36 PM
Or somebody who’s really really frustrated with the firmware, and hopes that something might get fixed. Often this person is not a fan. At all.
Posted by: hugh crawford | Monday, 14 October 2024 at 08:27 PM
When they place a pre-order for the new iteration of a camera model twelve months after buying the current model.
Posted by: Khürt Williams | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 06:26 AM
You know someone's a fanboy when the cashier hands them back their camera battery and says, "That's not a dime."
Posted by: Arg | Tuesday, 15 October 2024 at 09:52 AM