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<blockquote data-quote="Eye-level" data-source="post: 103785" data-attributes="member: 6548">I like your approach.&nbsp; I'm a firm believer in the learn manual focus manual operation film and it will make you a stronger photographer.&nbsp; One of the things I have also discovered is that working with the digital camera has also made me stronger with the film stuff.&nbsp; For example the histogram on the DSLR taught me a lot about exposure which I was able to translate into my film stuff.&nbsp; Often I will have both cameras going and I will use the DSLR to &quot;set up&quot; the film rig.&nbsp; If you read any of my posts you will soon discover that I am a hard head that ALWAYS uses full manual operation (which is why my photos are not always exactly beautiful) and this is one of the things I love about my F2 which is completely mechanical and I have the meterless finder as well.&nbsp; My F2 does not require a battery and I do not use one.&nbsp; I love the &quot;mechanicalness&quot; aspect of it.&nbsp; I can usually nail the exposure in daylight and I am getting better at doing it indoors too.&nbsp; It is a huge learning curve and takes a long time to get into it.&nbsp; I'm in it for the challenge of it all.&nbsp; I have had the smaller semi pro Nikons like the FM2n before and I still have a FE but I hardly ever use it and haven't for quite some time.&nbsp; Here is the deal - you cannot beat the viewfinder on the F2.&nbsp; My eye-level finder on my F2 is the best viewfinder I have ever looked through and trust me I have looked through a ton of viewfinders.&nbsp; The other F2 finders are extremely good too.I would keep the D40 if I were you.&nbsp; It will shoot all of the lenses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Eye-level, post: 103785, member: 6548"] I like your approach. I'm a firm believer in the learn manual focus manual operation film and it will make you a stronger photographer. One of the things I have also discovered is that working with the digital camera has also made me stronger with the film stuff. For example the histogram on the DSLR taught me a lot about exposure which I was able to translate into my film stuff. Often I will have both cameras going and I will use the DSLR to "set up" the film rig. If you read any of my posts you will soon discover that I am a hard head that ALWAYS uses full manual operation (which is why my photos are not always exactly beautiful) and this is one of the things I love about my F2 which is completely mechanical and I have the meterless finder as well. My F2 does not require a battery and I do not use one. I love the "mechanicalness" aspect of it. I can usually nail the exposure in daylight and I am getting better at doing it indoors too. It is a huge learning curve and takes a long time to get into it. I'm in it for the challenge of it all. I have had the smaller semi pro Nikons like the FM2n before and I still have a FE but I hardly ever use it and haven't for quite some time. Here is the deal - you cannot beat the viewfinder on the F2. My eye-level finder on my F2 is the best viewfinder I have ever looked through and trust me I have looked through a ton of viewfinders. The other F2 finders are extremely good too. I would keep the D40 if I were you. It will shoot all of the lenses. [/QUOTE]

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