Being obsessed with Cameras and associated stuff for 70 yrs now I can understand your delight and share this time with you. Far cry from the Box Brownie that set me on that path mate, nothing wrong with Auto after all we are all involved in making things from whatever and the ability to quickly in my case throw a few things together and send pics so far around the world gives great pleasure. When I made a camera from a flat sheet of cardboard, lined it with black felt, made a pinhole in the middle of the front on a thin strip, used a piece of black tape for a lens cap fitted in a black bag a sheet of photographic paper in the back of the box producing an incredible image I will never forget that pinhole camera.
Vi had her part in this exercise as well so thanks to her and you Woody for sharing with us.
Peter.