I loved using my film camera 10 years ago, until the day the shutter broke and I was given a shiny new digital camera months later as a replacement. Even though I like digital and wouldn't go back to film as a main camera I still miss replacing 35 mm film, waiting a week before I get to see how my pictures turned out, followed by surprise and disappointment over the number of blurry photos I had taken. So yes, nostalgia was a big draw for me when I bought this kit.
Another draw was that it is a kit. I'm an engineer and because of the way I'm built I've always loved making stuff and seeing the insides of things. So I took a chance and bought this kit even after reading some reviews about the difficulty of building the kit and its spotty record of actually taking decent pictures. But at least I'll be able to see how a camera works and if I'm really motivated I'm sure I can find ways to finagle it into taking better pictures.
I'm going have to agree with the previous reviews the camera was a pain to assemble and the instructions were often unclear. My biggest problems were getting the shutter to function and having to constantly loosen screws when putting the body together. The screws also seemed to need more effort to screw in than I'm used to. Anyway it took me about 2-3 hours to assemble and I still had fun.
I'll post again after I've taken some shots with it and had the film developed. I don't promise anything great mainly because I'm not a good photographer but let's just blame the film I'll be using. I've found some unused canisters at the back of my desk; they're probably 10 years old by now.
