I owned an FA for 4 years some time ago (it actually got stolen from Nikon when in for a repair) and I found it very good. I would have replaced it with another one but they were off the market when mine was stolen, but I do have two friends who still own FA's and they do a great job. Being in the photographic industry, I also have sold quite a few, and we never had any real issues with them in terms of major faults. The metering system was quite revolutionary at the time, and still stacks up today, as I quite often see images shot by my friends (they compete with them) and they are very good. Of course, the FA is the body, and it is only as good as the glass up front, which tells the real story.