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I have a canon EOS 10S camera that takes film. I want to buy a canon EOS 30D digital camera. Can I use the same lenses from my EOS 10S on the 30D ? Thanks.

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Pro: cheaper to buy a film SLR than a digital one.
Pro: Plenty of high quality used lenses and bodies available.
Pro: Having a slide or negative means you have a valuable “original” unlike digital, where copies are identical to original file
Pro: Film gives high resolution and negative film captures wider range of brightness than digital (dynamic range).
Con: Cost of developing film is high over time.
Con: No instant feedback via an LCD
Con: Have to stop every 24 or 36 shots to reload.
Con: Still pay for shots that don’t come out.
Con: Can’t e-mail a shot, unless film is scanned or put onto a CD.
Con: Can’t reuse film, unlike digital where you can reuse a memory card.
Cost comparison:
New Nikon D40 with lens and memory card, about $500.
Used 35mm SLR with lens: Maybe $100 for one in good shape.
Over time (cost of prints ignored as it’s about the same for both):
Digital–none really.
Film–$5.00 per roll of film, $5.00 developing (not including cost of prints), $10 to scan images to CD. So, $20 for 24 shots on 1 roll.
5 rolls = $100
and thus 20 rolls of film = $400.
So, by around 20 rolls of film, you’ll have spent as much as you would have on a digital SLR. ($100 + $400). Total number of images shot: 480 images. I’d say you’d easily shoot a lot more than that with digital, probably in the thousands, without a huge cost.
EDIT: I disagree that people learn better with film. People learn better with instant feedback, which they get from a digital SLR with the LCD. You can learn about the relationships and see the effects *right away* which reinforces learning. Film teaches you though how not to be lazy, because it’s too expensive to do trial and error.

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1. I have a 35mm film Canon EOS300V from 2003 and want to go digital as I am tired of wasting money on developing many rubbish photographs. Will my 28-105mm and 75-300mm lenses be compatible with a new Canon Digital SLR body?
2. Which bodies would you recommend for about £300 - £400? Brand new or slightly better second-hand of Ebay?
Any recommendations very appreciated!

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