Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl Socolow, 42 Married 10 yrs. to wife Holly; 17-year old stepdaughter Samantha Commercial and Advertising photography and owner of Socolow Photography Fell in love with photography and cameras the first time I picked up my father's IIIg. Since then I have had a camera in my hands since 1970. Graduated with B.A. in English Language Literature with assorted interests in philosophy, psychology, sociology, Asian religion. Have predominantly used Canons while working for weekly paper for two years and daily paper for four years. Started my business in January 1984. Bought used Leica M2 with 35mm Summaron 3.5 SM with M adapter Have since bought M3DS 35 Summicron 50 Summilux 90 Tele-elmarit These I use for my personal work and for the pleasure I still discover with photography. For my work I still have a couple old Canon F1-n bodies, an FTbn and a smattering of FD lenses; also a T-90. Mostly, when I use 35mm I use a couple EOS A2E bodies and the 17-35L 2.8 and 70-200L 2.8 zooms. Primarily, I use: Hasselblad 503CW Hasselblad 500 CM Hasselblad 500 ELM 40 CF FLE Distagon 50 CF FLE Distagon 60 CF Distagon 80 CF Planar 120 CF Makro Planar 180 CF Also Cambo 4x5 with: 65 Rodenstock Grandagon 4.5 75 Caltar IIN 6.8 90 Caltar IIN 5.6 120 Schneider Super Angulon 8.0 210 Caltar IIN 5.6 And my beloved Crown Graphic. I love visiting France and doing street photography there. Trying to rediscover this country via my photography. Sometimes it seems like a job, though, and that's where the Leica rescues me.