Wow - you and I certainly see eye to eye!!! In fact - I still shoot a LOT of film (B&W mostly, as I do my own developing and then scan with a K/M 5400II or Coolscan V ED))..! I still use my F3s and FAs quite a bit - but have a bunch of Nikon Film bodies and older glass I bought when DSLRs and AF/VR lenses became the Nikon "crowd" favorites. As well - I don't need to expound on the virtues of shooting manually, as you already understand... there is just something about film that digital can't replicate...
My best to you, Sir - and keep shooting!!
John