I don't know what your source was on the complaints on when the F-2 was released, but when I bought mine it was not something to sneeze at. The Nikorrmat EL was a dog when it came out though and most photographers dumped theirs as the shutter would lock up and you had a pretty neat paper weight instead of a camera. Meanwhile the FtN was like the Energizer bunny, battery lasted forever. The F-2 was a lot easier to use than the F was and it had a lot of features and focusing screens that the F didn't. The FE and FM were nice and light when they came out (probably as competition to Olympus) so you could have multiple bodies and could carry the lenses you needed. Canon back then had a lot of plastic accessories that were seen as toys. Frank Schiffel Research Analyst III Bureau of Health Resource Statistics State Center for Health Statistics 920 Wildwood Drive PO Box 570 Jefferson City Missouri 65102-0570 (573) 751-6279 FAX (573) 526-4102 visit our website at: http://www.health.state.mo.us/ !
