I'll be curious to hear what you think after a week or so, Stephen. I had a loaner recently, and am tempted to go for this one - partly to supplement my F800 on specific shoots. Or, as the main camera on some doc work.
But, mostly, it just reminds me of my early days shooting with Bell & Howells, Bolex, Scoopics, etc. Back in the day when there was more to do than powering up, white balancing and pointing ...
(Not to dis-credit much great work being done by many, regardless of the gear, but I agree with you - this might help bring back the "craft" part of the biz to some)