I was keen back in the 35mm days. Had a Nikon SLR and loved it. I read that Canon have the edge over Nikon in the digital world.

I own a Fuji 5000 digital camera. One that looks like an SLR but is not. It was the first generation of Fuji 5000 series camera hence the name . They are up to the 5500 or something. I can't fault it. 35mm aside it still stands up to present day digital cameras.

As for 35mm vs digital, well I forget the resolution of 35mm film but digital can't really match it, however most of us on photos up to A3 probably would not notice on the best 10megapixel cameras. What I love about digital is seeing the picture (all be it a little small) on the back of the camera. With 35 mm if you want to get into post processing you need a dark room and equipment. There are post processing applications out there that come with a digital camera to do this for free on your PC.

For me digital far out ways the benefits over 35mm. But then I am not a professional.