AE-1 is a good camera. About digital, that is about all I shoot now. I still don't have a high mega-pixel camera, mine is 2.1. But I just got the Oly 2100 UZ with a 10x optical zoom and love it. The cost of film and development helps me justify the expense. My first vacation with a digital I took about 1,000 pics. If I had done this with film it would have cost me about $400.00 which is almost what I paid for my new 2100uz. --Randy R