I went through the same thing you did.As hard as this is to believe I was just like you.I was obsessed. It changed when I joined the fourms. I almost got sucked into the 1043 x 768 macro shots with louptetail assist. That is not the real world. The one day I realized that noone had ever noticed what watch I was wearing much less commented on it Thats becuase I was wearng it on my arm, to keep time...like a normal person.
All the flaws that could be seen could only be seen by me. Since no one else cared, why should I? So I let it go before it ruined the hobby for me.