I got myself a Canon 300D for XMas and have had a ball with it since!!!
I did a lot of B&W 35mm stuff in HS and College, but sort of drifted away from it over the years. This DSLR stuff is just awesome and I'm back to having fun with the camera again!!!
One thing to keep in mind: storage is cheap!!!
When I just had my 35mm film camera, I'd maybe shoot 2-3 rolls on a weekend trip. Now, heck, I shoot over 500 shots =-) Even if your technique is rusty, the fact that you can shoot 10X more pictures means eventually, you'll get a good one
I even bought a T-Ring for it and made my first attempt at astro work using my 10" Dob last weekend. I got some really nice moon shots that I'm still trying to stitch together into a 10 frame composite. (work keeps getting in the way).
Enjoy!!!
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