I have been tacking photos on an SLR for about 17 years since playing with my dads OM10
Evantualy i had my own OM10 that got me through A-Level photography and kept me working through university even covering a selection of my friends weddings as there official photographer this has left me with a excellent understanding of the core knowladge of photography haveing spent a long time working with a fully manual camera
In time i got noticed by a local professional photographer who employed me to cover weddings as his student this was an excellent oppertunity for me and had the benifit of introducing me to the Canon EOS system of SLRs
When my OM10 was stollen it was natural to move on to a EOS 5 and later to a Digital EOS 300 and now i work with a EOS 20d