He currently uses an older 35mm Minolta, which he seems to like. Does anyone have any suggestions on a 35mm or would it be better to step into a nice digital camera.

Do the Digital line camera's even compare to the 35mm features?

Print quality?

I used the HP Photosmart 1000 printer on my Canon Powershot s300 2.2 megapixel camera and the quality was still not close to that of a good 35mm.

Does anyone have any hands on expierence or helpful insight on this?

If you want to stop by and see some samples, let me know.

Oh, and the Sony DSC S75 is the digi cam I use. They're under $500 from ecost.com. You can probably get one from ebay for $300.

However, you'd be surprised to find out how well digital cameras actually work in manual mode. You can adjust f-stop, aperature, etc, to take custom pics.

All a matter of preference. If your dad likes developing his pics, or likes the fun, challenge (or grief) of manual SLR's, then stick with analog.

However, if your dad is not going to print pics larger than 11X17 (gosh, who on earth would?), and isn't fond about stuffing pics into a photo album that nobody will ever look at, then digital is the way to go. You can pick and choose WHICH photos to keep, WHICH photos to print, and you can even email a pic to aunt betty in Memphis. Plus you can even capture movies! Forgot about that benefit.

Ok, so far I like the Nikon N66 for analog, any suggestions for a digital?
Manual features are neccessary.

[ May 31, 2002: This message was modified by: Denny Winkowski ]

I guessed about the aunt in Memphis. Do you really have an aunt in Memphis? If so, I should be a soothsayer.