Cruz Family said:
We already have a digital, but I am strange and really like 35mm better. Well we had a very old Cannon that broke and we need to get a new one. Can anyone recomend one that will take great pics for our upcomming vacation? TIA, Melissa
It depends what you mean by "good," what you are looking for in a camera.
I've never heard of a 35 mm film camera that can't take, as you say, "great pics." Regarding 35 mm film photography, 90% of picture quality is from the photographer, not the camera. The ability to zoom in on what you want (to improve the photo's composition) accounts for another 9%. I think only the remaining 1% is affected by the camera itself, as long as it is functioning as designed.
About 13 years ago, I went on a cruise with a friend of mine. I'm an amateur photographer, I sell "artsy" landscape/waterscape photos at several local art galleries. My friend and I tried an experiment, after I learned that he brought 8 disposable cameras on the cruise. We took many of the same photos, side by side, during the cruise and the various shore excursions, him with his disposables and me with my trusty mostly-manual (the way I like it!!!) Ricoh SLR.
We got the pics developed and compared them. For photos where I did not use my zoom lens AND/OR where I did not adjust depth-of-field (for example, to make the foreground in sharp focus and the background fuzzy, or vice versa), our photos were IDENTICAL. You couldn't tell which were his and whoch were mine. I had a $399 camera, he had a $3.99 camera.
If I was ever close to becoming a camera snob, that experience cured me.
Now, digital is another story. In digital photography, the camera really DOES make a difference. There are less-than-good digitals that will take less-than-good photos. However, the photographer is still the most important component. Give a lousy photographer the world's best camera and that camera will produce lousy photos.
My advice to you regarding buying a new 35 mm camera is to decide what
features you want in a camera, and then shop price.
Indoor pictures is where I set the bar for determining what camera is best for me. Most 35 mm and digital cameras will take great outdoor shots, even the disposable cameras mentioned above. It's the indoor shots where you can tell if the color saturation is accurate. Take the same indoor shot with both a digital and 35 mm camera. After you develop the pictures, compare them to see which photo is in focus and true to color. I always use a 35 mm camera for indoor pictures. Always. For once in a lifetime pictures (like the pictures I took on our Amazon trip 2 years ago) , I only used my 35 mm camera to take both indoor and outdoor pictures. When I take my film to be developed, I always request a picture CD. This way I can have the same benefit of using digital technology by cropping, zooming and customizing my 35 mm pictures .
I also have a point and shoot 35mm Minolta, and it takes great photos. The above poster is right about the Disposable Camera's, I sometimes use those too, and they take GREAT Pictures....the cheaper the better! 
