Slightly off the point I was countering, you commented "Messing with a trad camera is not going to teach him anything he cannot learn on a digital". I think that's a boldly dismissive statement.

I'm not saying Tenson would be better off buying analogue gear that isnt the point I was making, but anyone genuinely interested in photography ought to aim for more than one camera and to use both formats IMO.

Just as CD didnt kill vinyl, digital hasnt and wont kill "analogue" photography. My simple point is there is a great deal to learn and enjoy in the craft of using traditional cameras and film and the slightly higher cost and considerably greater faffing around is not really the biggest deal in the world IMO.

Eg. the amazing results of the Lomo LC-A cant be replicated in digital format as far as I know and is a camera I would recommend to anyone as part of their armory.  Equally I dont plan to buy any more analogue SLR bodies, so I'm no luddite.