The first film SLR I've ever obtained, my first one came cheaply because it has an electric leak and eats up one $10 battery within two rolls of film! In the end I got another good deal so the older one became a backup.

The RTS II is around the same era of Nikon F3, and they are both designated as professional camera. With pretty much every function you need packed into it, it's a nice camera to use. In comparison with F3:

* I like the LED display in the viewfinder, it really makes night shots much easier. F3 has a power-saving LCD display.

* Easier-to-use exposure compensation, though some may say F3 has an advantage with the locking mechanism. However, F3 doesn't have the compensation mark display in viewfinder...

* The real exposure lock, which locks the exposure value and changes accordingly with aperture setting. F3 only locks the shutter speed and you have to keep the button pressed.

* RTS II has the same TTL hot shoe as we are using today, but F3 has the old ISO type.

As for the winder, Real Time Winder (RTW) is not exactly a good choice over W-3. Since W-3 offers grips, vertical release button, and compactness, the choice is obvious here. However, it's kind of stupid that you'll have trouble pressing the exposure check button with W-3 on (considering it's a Porsche design).