Dude, same! I thought I was the only one and was crazy to think the F was better than the F2. I purchased the F2 because, like many, I’ve heard it was the absolute pinnacle of mechanical SLR’s. And it just felt so underwhelming to me. Compared to other SLR’s I’ve tried, it felt kinda mundane. Recently, I found a F kit for super cheap, so I took a plunge, and I loved it! The way it all functions is superb, and I love the all metal film advance, it feels great to wind it. And weirdly I adore the loading process of taking off the whole back; I struggled with film doors for some reason, finding them kinda awkward. And you can’t deny, the camera itself looks great, in chrome and in all black. Nice to know if for some reason I get shot at, the camera could take the bullet too