Hi, I'd like to purchase an SLR to take b/w photos that I'll be developing myself, I've had a small bit of experience in the darkroom, and I've got a Canon EOS 350d that I'm familiar with, but the last time I used a film SLR was when I was about 12.
What sort of camera should I look for? I flicked through a photography magazine and they appeared to have one for about £80. Would it ever be at all possible to use the lenses from my digital camera on a film one?
If you want something modern and more or less compatible with your 350d Canon made loads EOS film bodies, but these only work with EF mount lenses and not EF-S apparently, but EF lenses will work on both.
If you want something a bit less electronic then canon, nikon, pentax and olympus kit from the 70s and 80s is usually relatively cheap and well built, and can be better than the modern kit in some ways IMO.
Personally I like pentax kit since everything uses the same mount (including their DSLRs) and it supports M42 screwmount lenses if you're into that sort of thing.
Yeah, since I posted this thread I ended up buying a Canon Rebel 2000 (the american name, no idea what it was released in the UK under), It's a real shame I can't use my EF-S lenses because I love my 10mm lens; I'll keep a lookout on ebay for one.
