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The camera doesn't really matter unless you have printing requirements, and I don't think you do. And all good compacts have very similar specs, so it's not like one lens can produce a type of image another can't. If you decide you need some special use lens to make the images you want it's going on an SLR either way. You'll probably learn more on digital.
Except, it does matter to how you feel, and how inspired you are when you shoot.
With that in mind I think option 2 is best for you. It expands your options, and you can spend more $$$ when you know what pictures you really want to make. But if you go out with some other camera and regret not taking option 1, you should take it. You can always sell a 35Ti. (BTW, I don't think a 35Ti is a super small easy and causal carry.)
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My K1000 is totally manual and I really, really enjoy using it.
It's just not suitable for all occasions, for example taking on a bike ride.I get what you're saying, yet there's a simple solution to this: take it anyway.
Remember there's people in this thread that go climbing with a RB67.
: ]premium point and shoot
I love good point and shoots, and of course small and light cameras with a good lens are a nice thing.
They tend to be expensive though (think of all the film and dev you could pay for with that money!)
and most can break easily and cannot be repaired. Also you will not "learn" much I guess.something like a Fujifilm X70/X100 that still has manual everything
and somewhat resembles the experience I get with the K1000.Don't do it.
I'd say buy a lot of film / set money aside for developement / scans / prints.
If you really want to buy something get another nice lens for your pentax!
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Really struggling with a first world problem. I like shooting film, but there's still part of me that wants a digital camera, so that I can make mistakes that aren't costly (like they are with film), learn more about ISO, apertures etc etc. My K1000 is totally manual and I really, really enjoy using it. It's just not suitable for all occasions, for example taking on a bike ride.
The two options I am thinking of are: to buy a premium point and shoot, like Amey's Nikon 35Ti so I have something small to compliment my K1000. Alternatively, I could buy something like a Fujifilm X70/X100 that still has manual everything and somewhat resembles the experience I get with the K1000. I could easily pick up an X70 as well as a Nikon L35AF (for my small film camera fix) for the same price as a 35Ti.... One seems more sensible than the other. Do really like the 35Ti though...