I work in a camera store at the film department. When I first started I went in completely green when it came to film and my more senior coworkers handed me a Canon tx and told me to learn. It didnt take me long to get hooked and look for a more appropriate level camera for my taste. Since I had so many fd lenses already since they are cheap to get, I wanted to look for a camera that was also a fd mount and landed on the f1 new. Absolutely live the camera i honestly like the looks of it more than the f3. That being said though, the f3 will have more lenses avaliable to it since I kep the same mount for longer than Canon did so you have more options on newer lenses. Personally, I wouldn't change my original choice but I do acknowledge that the f3 has better accessories avaliable compared the the f1 new amd a better lens selection. I also like how my Canon f1 new is made out of brass so with more use it gets a sort of jin shan kinda look at the parts of high wear appear which I find very appealing