Wow, thanks Sonny for your observations. That’s great to hear a first-hand
opinion of the little camera. I’m not looking to acquire one, but just
interested in the history. Your M4 was my last film body purchase, and I think
it’s gonna stay that way.🙂 Thanks again for your insights.
Best regards,
Peter S
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On Apr 30, 2020, at 7:36 PM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Peter, I've owned a couple of CL's. It is a really nice snap shooting
camera, actually more than that. The Summicron C is an outstanding piece of
glass, a little bit smaller than the Summicron 35 lenses. I didn't like the
focus tab on it, but otherwise, it is high quality.
The 90mm in both Minolta and Leitz brands was made in Germany and is also a
good compact shooting lens. The reason it only opens to f4 is that the CL
has a rather short distance between the windows of the RF, and thus is not
accurate at that focal length.
The Leica branded cameras fetch more money but they are the same. There's
also a 28mm C lens that is rather nice and small, but often has some white
spots inside that are difficult and expensive to get fixed and do have a
contrast effect on the image..
If you go for it, make sure the meter works. It has a stalk meter like the
M5 and is supposed to use mercury batteries, but I used silver batteries with
little problem.
Lovely little camera, and a good handful, but kinda light.
Regards,
Sonny
http://sonc.com
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase
USA
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 6:21 PM Peter Stevens <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi. David and anyone else here on the List who dealt with the CL, what kind
of camera was it, quality-wise? I’ve been reading about the collabration
between Leica and Minolta that brought to life the CL and the two purpose
built 40mm and 90mm lens; but I haven’t really found any observations by
former owners about how the idea proved itself as a photo-tool.
Best regards,
Peter S.------
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