Praise to the greatest Nikon F2 that is resting there on my right :)))
That was my Dad's old camera. A real mechanic SLR beauty from the late 70's
that I've coveted for many years...

It has it's original lenses the Nikkor 55mm, plus a Zoom Nikkor 80-200mm and a Nikkor 24mm.
It was lying around at my parents house gathering dust and finally after all these years my Dad asked me if I still wanted it... :D

Well... I thought it didn't even work anymore...
The lenses seem to have been invaded by dusk & humidity. But still I gave it the best cleaning I could and it looks as beautiful as it did decades ago.
Unfortunately the "Photomic Head" it's little electronic brain that gave indication about the exposure doesn't seem to be working so now it's totally a manual SLR!

I wasn't really expecting much, but I took it for a trial yesterday.
I've used a really cheap film (supermarket brand, lool) because I wasn't so sure that it would work.
...And this afternoon... there I am looking at the photos with an open mouth and totally in awe by the quality of them... I didn't know that I could miss the "clack" sound of that shutter so much...
Yes... the photos look wonderful, though it's hard to figure out the opening and the exposure without having a clue to it, but I guess that I will finally be learning what photography is all about.

So... I have my SLR after all. Not the Canon 350D or the Nikon 70D, but the greatest Nikon F2. I am very happy, because I know that I will learn a lot with it.
I will rest my brain from wanting a DSLR so bad, at least for awhile ;) unless... unless we're talking Hasselblad....
So, to you boy, that say that you want to marry me, I say... Don't bother with the rings, just give me a Hasselblad H2D39 and I'll marry you right now :))
Just kidding.
... or not.........;)