The first advantage when people buy a digital SLR Camera, they can get the better pictures quality than a compact digital camera. The first reason is because the inside sensor in a typical SLR is larger than one in a compact digital camera. The second reason is they has the higher quality of lenses than a standard compact digital camera. The third reason is in general they also has the higher quality components and control. The better picture quality can resulted by the combination of the above features. The second advantage when people buy a this one, is that the lenses system can be built up with special lenses for specific tasks over a period of time.
To get the high picture quality, for this digital SLR Camera the largest part of the investment is the price of lenses rather than camera itself. This need a decent budget for lenses, because purchasing a cheap lens will reduce in picture quality. The lenses you already have with a new digital model can be used also for a traditional 35mm camera as long as any camera you buy has the same lens mount as the original camera. Due to the sensor inside a digital SLR is usually smaller than 35mm, the focal length of lenses made for 35mm cameras are affected by the size of the sensor on a digital SLR. This decreases its wide angle capability when the lens is used on a digital SLR and increases the telephoto capacity.
A long ago SLR Camera price is only affordable by professional photographers, as technology has advanced allowing prices to drop you will find digital SLR cameras now.
