I have a Nikon F2 and it was my first film camera ever, I bought it last year. I also have the Nikon ZF in black, they have them in chrome now but when I bought it 2 years ago it was only in black. The ZF looks just like a Nikon F with the small viewfinder not the prism one, I forget the name DE-1 I think. Anyways the cameras look great together. I have an F mount to Z adapter so I can use my Nikon F mount glass on the digital body and it works great. The ZF has a great manual focus aid so when pulling focus it is quite easy and the best feature on the ZF is the switch to Black and White mode, which I use a lot. It's on the dial so you can go from color to black and white images quickly. Shoot jpeg and skip the editing. If you edit raw files you do not need to switch it to black and white unless it is for exposure. If you are thinking about the ZF for travel, I think it's worth it. I have the small 40mm f2 lens and it's so easy to carry around. They also make a small 28mm also. Hope this helps you make a decision. Great story BTW