Re: batteries for CL and CLE

[Pablo_Mendoza@ROOSEVELT-PROVOST.ucsd.edu]

     Hello Fred,
     
        The battery situation is actually the opposite.
     
     The Leica CL and Leitz/minolta CL both take the PX 625 or PX 13.  This 
     is a mercury cell that was deemed environmentally hazardous by act of 
     Congress.  FYI, the production of this cell has been discontinued in 
     Japan now, as well as North America.  Varta will continue producing 
     the cell in Europe until the Greens in Germany and France succeed in 
     legislation (this is old information about Varta-as of six months 
     ago-this may have already changed.)
     
     The Minolta CLE used the common alkaline cell PX 76, EPX 76 and LR44.  
     These are not considered environmentally hazardous.
     
     I dumped my CLs a last year and switched to an M6 because of the 
     battery availability and because it was a more robust body.  Since you 
     have a Minolta CLE, hold onto it.  The batteries for it are the same 
     as for the M6 and a lot of Nikons, Pentaxes and other cameras. 
     
     Good shooting, I hope this helps.
     
     Pablo Mendoza
     pmendoza@ucsd.edu
     
     p.s.  In college and grad school, I put lots of film through my CLs 
     while on newspapers  and doing special ceremonies like weddings and 
     baptisms.  I don't presently use my hobby to supplement my income.  I 
     worked in a camera store in the early eighties while in college and 
     was introduced to Leicas while working there.


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Subject: batteries for CL and CLE
Author:  fred@csgi.com at @UCSD
Date:    06/11/1995 8:10 PM


How about a little help.  It has been so long since I have replaced batteries 
in either my CL or CLE that I don't know which type each uses.  I understand 
that the CLE ones are hard to get now.
     
So, would someone please tell me what battery(s) each camera uses and where I 
can get them.  Many thanks.
     
Boy, there there a lot of collectors on here.......    are there any 
photographers?  That's not an idle question and I mean no insult.  Actually, 
it is a serious question, since I cannot tell from the questions or answers. 
As a professional photographer for 35+ years, I would be interested knowing 
who else is on here who makes photographs for a living.
     
Thanks,   Fred Ward
     
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