Pichur -- I can relate to your experience. It took me the better part of a year, using only my K5ii and no film cameras, to really come to terms with the basic functions of the camera. It's like I am interacting with a computer, which feels antithetical to creative image making. When I'm taking a picture I think more about how to work the camera than what I am seeing and composing.
One of the biggest struggles for me is understanding how the sensor responds to exposure, and trying to relate that to my past experience and understanding of how different films and developers respond to exposure. I still have a lot to learn there, but I'm getting it slowly. Thank goodness Pentax put a sensor in that camera with such a wide dynamic range -- fantastic.
As I said, I like the K5ii for colour images, but for black and white it just doesn't cut it....at least not yet. Maybe my editing needs major improvement, as I see some good work done by others with the same or similar cameras, but I'm just not twigging it. Then again, maybe nothing can beat PanF or FP4 in a good camera and sharp lens
Niels -- hard to argue
most of your points
... I could disagree with a few, but that would be pointless. Don't get me wrong - I do really like digital, and can see so many benefits and plusses in the format. But strictly speaking for finer black and white work there really is nothing like the look of film....at least for me at this point. Perhaps I will get better with some learning about the post-processing part. But there's also the intangible part of shooting b&w film -- it's the feeling of active engagement in the craft and creative process of making images for printing and display. That part is completely lost for me in digital, and I miss it.
Fun discussion...
All the best,
Svend