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I agree with Alex, there is indeed a lot to learn from owning a "fringe" EP such as a 40 Plössl. Mine taught me that apparent field of view is less important to me than I had thought, which enabled me to forget about converting to 2" and get some orthoscopics instead. One year later I own 3 of them and I've become a huge fan of the compact, no-BS design of a good ortho. Not to mention the ease of use and razor sharp views. For wider views, I'm quite content with my shorter FL pieces of 24mm or less.
I also learned that a 40mm Plössl is not just an inferior version of a 32mm Plössl because they might have the same TFOV. I have both, and while the 32 is probably the better all round unit, the 40 frequently comes out when viewing with an OIII filter or any other time when sheer exit pupil acreage is needed while mag can be low. True it virtually never gets used under light polluted skies, but I can't imaginge a dark-sky observing night without it.
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