FYI ~ Pavlovian response

'Conditioning' is sometimes very hard to shake. Back in the old days, did you ever open a camera back without rewinding the film or not knowing there was film in the camera? I did a few times and that moment of recognition creates a very nasty feeling in the gut. You slam the back shut and pray. Not sure what you pray for ... like what? ... that the film was not light sensitive for a moment or two?

In the digital age, all that's behind us ... except ... every once in awhile, when I open the CF door, I spontaneously have the same feeling. I can't seem to shake it. I still get a little weak in the knees whenever I see something open on the back of a camera.