Don't even consider a new film camera in this day and age. The thought of paying to get pictures onto your computer, never mind paying through the nose for it, is just crazy. It will cost you far more than the money you saved by buying a cheap old film camera instead of a digital. Seriously, there is no reason to buy a film camera anymore, not unless you have very specialised needs that only film can fulfil. (There are still a few such, I gather, but we are talking seriously specialised.)
The reason people swap over their digital cameras every few years is that digital cameras keep getting better and better, but film cameras haven't improved to speak of in 20 years or so. No-one is spending R&D dollars on film anymore, so there is no point in replacing your old film camera with a new model: there aren't any new models, not to speak of, nor will there ever be. Ergo, people don't buy new film cameras these days.
If you don't want to spend too much, look at any of the several older, lower-spec digital cameras on the market. The digital equivalent of the Canon film camera you mentioned is an example, but there are many others. You will more than save the extra initial cost by not spending money on film, and have the benefit of being able to take as many shots as you like, and be able to see the results immediately. Or have a look at second-hand units if you prefer. There are some nice models around now, selling for not very much.
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