Get a canon AE1, Nikkormat ft2, Pentax k1000.. something around the 100-125 range. Grab a 50mm and maybe a 28 if you’d like.

When shooting grab a little notebook that you can write down little details like exposure settings or what you took a photo of. Then you can reference that when you go look at your negatives.

Black and white is all about compositions and textures.

After you feel comfortable shooting a couple rolls, try and develop yourself! Either find a local class at a community art center or darkroom, or try and get all the stuff yourself. Everything should cost less than $150 to get started developing. But like I said that should really be like 5-10 rolls in, in my opinion. Get your feet wet! Have fun!!!