experimenting with 35mm film

I have had digital cameras for many years now, however a few months
back I became interested in 35mm photography having seen some pictures
taken with a 35mm compact and scanned onto a CD. I have now got my
self a Nikon F80 and a 28-200 Nikkor lens. The camera was less than 50
quid, and I guess the lens is not going to loose much of it's value .

After shooting my first roll ( and getting over the shock of paying
for the processing !) I have had some nice results. I have also just
bought a MJU II 35mm compact film camera . Where as my TZ3 digital
compact is capable of some very nice photos, I am hoping that the MJU
will offer PQ nearer that of my DSLR ( D40 ) when shot in good light..
at least it's going to be a cheaper and better alternative to say a
MJU 760 for the rare occaisions I need to fire off a few shots in the
rain.

I must say that the scans from my F80 do compare rather well to my D40
pictures, to me they are often more pleasing on the eye and seem to
have a better depth of field and nicer colours too. Does anyone else
prefer the 'look of film' ? The D40 pictures do look very clean and
visually striking though.

It seems to me that the digital revolution is forging ahead on the
basis of market demand for a simply/ easy way to take photos. People
( myself  included ) are quite happy with the noisy pictures from
there tiny sensors, at least they can take hundreds of shots and get
the one they want. Is 35mm film still better in certain circumstances ?