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I have a Nikon D70. As soon as I started using it I never touched my film camera - an F5. All my film lenses fit the D70. Advantages to digital are that it doesn't cost you until you print the picture. You don't know what you have with film until you develop it. Slides are great but I suspect most of you want to see the pictures, not project them or view them on a light box. Flat bed scaners can scan your slides so you can print them but to get the best quality you need a dedicated slide scaner - more money. Kodachrome slides will last longer than we will but try to find the film and it has to be sent to a special lab at Kodak. Etachrome slides or some of the Fuji films don't know how long they will last. Fuji professional slide film such as provia or velvia have a much better long term and are still used by some pros. Recently there have been articles stating that images on CDs will only last 2-5 years dependent on the quality of the CD and how they are stored - cool dark place and stored upright. Bottom line it depends on what your needs are, how long you want your images to last and your pocket book. The price of a used D70 which only came out 2 years ago has come down cnsiderably. If you have a SLR film system, look for a good used digital from that manufacterer so that you can use your old lenses. Good luck Steve Nachman
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