digi slr cameras?

[Talonmotorsport]

My boy is in to photography so for his birthday we have brought him a second hand canon 35mm film SLR with all the developing kit for £45, a bargin for him to learn with and to take proper pics with (I hope).
I'm also looking for a digital SLR so that he can plug and play with the pics on his PC using photoshop etc. I've been looking at the second hand 8.0 mp ESO Canons with 18-55mm + 300mm lens for around £150-250 is this any good to learn with? Should I be looking at 10.0mp or higher though, I would rather spend more money on a better second hand quality camera than a shiney new lesser model. Any help here would be good as his birthday is only a few days away.

[SeriesLandy]

Iv'e got a canon 20d its only 8mp but its a great camera and can be had for little money now. Using decent lenses makes the difference. All mine are L series the kit ones are a bit shite really.

The 20,30,40,50d's are better than the 350-550 ect cameras.

[ayjay]

Pixels by the million are simply to impress the punter
two things matter with digital cameras
1 The lens
2 How the camera processes the info from the lens


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[Talonmotorsport]

Right thanks for that I'll ignore the mega pix count then. I'll have another look around and see if I can find a common model with as much realily avaiable interchangable kit that I can buy for the budget I have to play with.

[ayjay]

Never mind the cameras get started on my fuel tank

[Davey]

As far as I know the canon lenses you have from the film camera will fit the digital canon slr body. Sadly film is dead but digital gives so much more freedom, you can almost instantly view the shot you've just taken and if you run out of storage you can either swap memory cards or delete the less good shots. Vital fact to remember though is a better camera does not necessarily make a better photographer. The photographer's eye is the ultimate tool in his armoury.

D.