if you buy a better camera/bike/instrument or whatever, and use it more than before, and start getting better at what you do, or you even just enjoy it more than before, then who's anyone to argue?
if you buy it just because you think you become imbued by the powers of an expensive piece of kit, then nothing's going to happen. if anything, it's going to end up in the cupboard/garage collecting dust. *that's* stupid.
few things i can stand less than camera collectors/ people who wank over leicas.
USE THEM YOU FU<KWITS!
in conclusion: yes it's all in the mind. in the end you're limited by yourself. you can always improve your game. a bad worker blames their tools. and anyone can play guitar.
fsnl
sparky