Well I don't know jack about film really. But my brother is pretty big into it and one thing he told me when he got his new camera a few months back is that its better to get a manual camera to begin with than to jump straight to digital. The things you learn with a high quality traditional camera are worth it. Digital robs you of some of learning some of the skills of photography. I guess you could compare it to never learning to drive stick shift and just driving with automatic.
But don't let me ruin your dream.:p
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