digital slr or film

yes well i´ve used a regular slr a bit but sort of got sick of it, really old minolta and i have been using a little canon a70 during my travels but i really want to get back to makign real fotos rather than this point and shoot thing. just wondering if the extra expense of a digital slr is worthwhile. for example the canon digital rebel over the standard.

thanks folks
simon

I think these days digital is cheaper on the wallet in the long run, if your into instant gratification it also helps :D Good luck with your purchase.

I think, unless you're a purist, going with digital is the best decision you'll make... it may be a little more expensive upfront, but it frees you to take more photographs, and is cheaper if you want some of the printed.

I think these days digital is cheaper on the wallet in the long run.

That's not true in some cases. If all you want are prints, an old 35mm SLR will be much much cheaper than a new DSLR in the long run. However, if (like most digital users) you display all your photos on the computer, then yes, digital will be comparatively cheaper.
A nice thing about digital is that you can view the photos right on the site, make any composition or exposure corrections, reshoot, and be on your way. With 35mm you actually have to know what you are doing the first time ;)
It's still fun to have a classic SLR kicking around though. Which Minolta do you have? I have a XG-M and it still works great and my MD 50/2 lens is magnifique 8)

BTW the A70 is a very capable cam and can turn out some outstanding photos in the right hands.

I never liked the EOS 300D/Digital Rebel but that's just me.

I have 2 digital SLR's and 3 film ones.

Nikon D 70
Minolta Dimage 7i (at present in shop focus prob's)

Olympus OM 10

2 Minolta Maxxum 3xi (usually one of these is in the shop also, focus prob's)

I always have a film camera with me as backup and so far my old Olympus has served me faithfully all these years..

I really liked the Dimage when I got it, but just the fact of not being able to change lenses for things I would like to shoot and the fact that I have had probs with the focus on all of them caused me to look at Nikon for my latest digital SLR... So far I am really satisfied and will probably hang on to the Dimage unless I decide to take it home and off it down there...

The 7i is not an SLR, merely an advanced point and shoot or "prosumer" digital. The D70 is an SLR though. I'd "borrow" your D70 any day ;)

I'd "borrow" your D70 any day


Sorry I don't loan my cameras, cars, boats, or wife!

The 7i is not an SLR, merely an advanced point and shoot or "prosumer" digital.

Well, technically it is, in the strict sense of the term. SLR means "single lens reflex" which means that you compose through the same lens that takes the picture. With all EVF cameras, when you look at the picture in the EVF or on the screen, you're looking through the lens.

This contrasts with TLR, or "twin lens reflex" which are the old Rollieflex type that had separate lenses for viewing and taking the photo.

In popular terms today, SLR has come to mean "camera with interchangeable lenses" but that's not completely accurate.

/end soapbox :D

It's not the same. With cameras like mine (Fuji S602) and the 7i, you are seeing what the CCD sees, not directly through the lens.
SLR doesn't necessarily have to have interchangeable lenses. Olympus has their fixed lens cameras like the 35mm IS series and the E-10/E-20 digitals.

What does the CCD see, if it doesn't see directly through the lens? ;)

SLR's have mirrors and prisms.
Otherwise every digital camera could be an SLR :P