I was bitten by the photography bug when I bought my first camera at 13.

My first job was in a camera shop and I've worked in the industry on and off over the years.

My early photos were taken with a good old Kodak 133x instamatic and a Halina Paulette 35mm rangefinder.

My 35mm SLR days began with a Praktica L, Cosina TTL, and then various Olympus OM Series cameras and lenses.

In 2007 I went Digital with a second hand Fuji s7000 and I am very happy with the results.I still have some Olympus OM bodies and lenses and a couple of happy snappers including my parents original Olympus trip which is still an excellent camera.. and I see it still receives many accolades from people discovering the wonder of film...imagine that!

I adopted an Olympus E1. It is a fabulous piece of camera no doubt about it...... and I hope it likes me too.

Eight years after the above lines were written I also have a Sony a6000 and some lenses, since late 2014 in fact. I still use the E1 and until recently also had an E3, the ability to use my old OM lenses on both systems is something I enjoy.