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    Worth buying film SLR to get used to settings?

    Just pointed OH in the direction of this thread and he's asked me to convey a seriously big thanks to everyone from him. :)
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    Worth buying film SLR to get used to settings?

    WOW :thumbs: Thanks for all the replies! He'd send me a link today for a Nikon Coolpix L100, but for £200 I'm sure you can get a reasonably decent second hand dSLR... I'm thinking to do that for myself now! I understand the love of film, and only switched to digital relatively recently...
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    Worth buying film SLR to get used to settings?

    Thanks Simon for confirming that the fundamentals are the same. Trapper - very good point about the delay between shot and print, that would be especially relevant if you're having to note your settings as Simon mentions. Good idea about borrowing lenses too. Body only can be bought quite...
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    Worth buying film SLR to get used to settings?

    This question seems very basic for this forum but I hope you can help? The OH is just getting really interested in his camera, and is swiftly becoming frustrated with his compact. He's looking into more technical equipment, but needs to learn what everything means! I've seen old Canon A1...
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