Converter film photographer

I have used a manual Nikon since 1978 when I first joined Kodak's work force. I have taken thousands of photographs in many formats and used many films and papers. The Sony F828 I thought was the digital camera for which I had been waiting to hit the consumer market. Now 18 months later I am sure it was the camera I was waiting on to make the jump to digital. Never have shot an automatic camera until now. I like that aspect of the F828 but I really love the manual exposure control. That along with the hot shoe Sony flash gives me the light and depth of field control that is essential for some pictures to really be worth a thousand words. I love the swivel feature when shooting pets. The shape of the camera is comfortable in my hands. It has that feel of my old camera body. All in all it's now part of my world and my world is brighter for it.