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I'm basically in a similar boat. I have a couple of Olympus OM-1s (one has a dud light meter so its a prime candidate for astro work!) as well as an Olympus C5060WZ digital.
Until such time as I get myself a notebook/laptop and a CCD astro camera, I'm basically playing with both the OM-1 and the C5060. The advantages of digital while you are learning can't be overstated. It is great to be able to take multitude of shots and experiment to see what works. Dud digipics don't cost much really...
But despite all the pros for digital cameras in astro work, if it was me, and all I had available was a film camera, I'd use it. It might be less convenient, and cost more in consumables (film) but there are good lessons to learn which will flatten the learning curve when you do finally go digital.
Al.
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