I grew up with a Pentax K1000 and learned film photography. Became a Nikon man and did a lot of photography for the Navy, all on film. You get to do a lot more practice and perfect your techniques when someone else buys the film and developing, and you have a LOT of different things to photograph. Navy wasn't paying for it, either; it was part of the package from a private contractor that had the rights to the yearbook photography.
All that is to say, film photography rules, and Canon was the second best gear out there! GLWS.
I did a lot of weddings and stuff after the Navy, but when the world went digital, I hung it up. My skill was perfecting the shot BEFORE the shutter went off.