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I am going to use this cameras more for Study, but I already have a good SLR 35film base, so, for me, more manual controls, better! Maybe I will not buy lens in the future, thats why i put non DSLR too. Remember, I prefer more manual controls and more film than digital look. I will only give BEST ANSWER someone that justify the answer Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ50 $529 Olympus E-500 $579 CAnon EOS Digital Rebel VT(350d) 18-55mm $600 Nikon D50 18-55mm $600 Pentax K100D 18-55mm $590 Fujifilm FinePix S9100 $480 Has you can see, i dont want cameras more than $700. If you want to give suggestion of another camera. You are welcome to do it. I put "non DSLR" I SAD MAYBE I AM NOT GOING TO CHANGE LENS!! THAT'S WHY I PUT "NO DSLR TOO" MAYBE THEY CAN BE BETTER FOR ME CAUSE THEY DONT HAVE THE PROBLEM OF THE DUST ON THE CHIP.

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1. I have a Fuji FinePix S 9000. It has more bells and whistles than you can imagine. I have fun using this camara and the results are fantastic.
2. Go with the Nikon or Canon you have listed. Make your decision on what type of lens mount your film camera has, you might be able to use some of the lenes you already own. With Nikon and Canon being the top two DSLR manufacturers, I'd stick with either of them and build my lens inventory from there, so when you decide to move to digital 100% you'll have a good starting point. Check out "DPReview" .com for in-depth reviews of all of the cameras you have listed.
3. firstly- the Panasonic and Fuji's are not DSLRs, which puts them in a different category. Given that their ccds are much smaller, the quality of the noise characteristics may look a little less film like than the DSLRs which will offer a bit more dynamic range and lower noise. For features and controls: see if you can find a Konica-Minolta A2 (not A200) on ebay. Shouldn't be more than $400. It's not made any more, but in the pro-sumer class of digital cameras there's was and probably never will be anything like it. Not great at high ISO tho'. As far as manual controls- photographically, they'll all offer you the controls you need to completely control aperture, shutter speed, metering, color balance, ISO sensitivity, flash compensation, etc. So- while some have certain features that others don't have, I'm not sure that it will make much of a difference, photographically speaking. You might want to consider the new Nikon D40- it's in your price range and a better hand feel than the Canon. The Pentax has arguably, the biggest and brightest viewfinder. You'll need to play with them and see which one tickles your fancy. No one is really that much better than the other.
4. I am going to vote with Kirkus and Morey000 on this decision. You definitely want either the Canon EOS 350D or the Nikon D50. I own a D70s and D200 and got my wife a D50, which I occasionally use myself. To me, the Nikon is more camera and more suitable for someone with your film background. If nothing else sways you, the fact that the Canon does not even have a spot meter might make the decision for you. It will meter the center 10%, but that's hardly a spot meter, which would be more like 2-3%. The "kit" lens is a decent lens optically, but you might want to upgrade to the Nikkor AF-S 18-70 f/3.5-4.5G ED DX lens for a bit more range and a lot more durability. When you are ready to add lenses, the sky is the limit with Nikon. Then, when you upgrade your camera, you will have a nice, useful collection of lenses. Get a 1 GB memory card, such as the Sandisk "Ultra" for decent write speed. http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d50.htm http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/specs/Nikon/nikon_d50.asp The D40 is the hot new cute DSLR from Nikon, but frankly, it costs the SAME as the D50 and is not as versatile, especially for an experienced photographer. I'd just buy the D50 and be done with it, as the D40 is going to be hard to find anyway. Actually, many people are picking up on the idea that the D50 is the bargain of the century and it's getting hard to find. Someone here compared the Canon SLR's to "really advanced point and shoot cameras," and the Nikon's are just more like the "real" cameras that you are accustomed to. ~~~ Additional: I'm sorry that I did not understand what you meant by "non DSLR too." Since your list included 3 DSLR's, I assumed that you were interested in possibly getting a DSLR. I do not know enough about the details on the other cameras to comment, so I'll bow out now.
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