Cjrpostma, thanks a lot. Ocd can be a nightmare, some people don\'t understand. My parents don\'t, and they think I\'m excessive but I can\'t help it. Thankfully that hasn\'t stopped me from using my camera, if anyone checks out my flickr, I\'ve used it in rain, in forests, drains all crawling around. But when I notice dust it puts me off for a while. The main issue for me is just when I\'m putting the gear back into a dry cabinet. I usually give it a clean wipe over the lens and camera body with a microfiber cloth (which I believe is normal) and just put the lenses and camera in but sometimes I end up inspecting..and it starts all over again. And although I know what to do to change lenses quick, outside the house, I end up swapping a lens and then inspecting the other lens for dust at the rear element and that obvious increases the risk of introducing more dust. But I just keep using the blower excessively on it. So sometimes in terms of affecting my photography, I am very hesitant to swap lenses when I\'m outside.
Btw, I have seen a counsellor for ocd related stuff before and I never found it to work. Before I sleep I still check my windows, doors and taps. That doesn\'t bother me too much. When I travel I check my stuff again and again. I suppose some paranoia is better than none but when excessive it holds me back and wastes my time.
Jul 30, 2012 at 06:10 PM
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