Minolta CL

["Hans Pahlen" <hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se>]

Here comes a nice story, copied from my private mailbox. I forward it to
the LUG, as I think there are people here who can help lucky Steve better
than me:
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Hello Steve,

Well, you are a lucky guy!!!
This camera is a Leica CL, made by Minolta (i.e. the same camera). It is
worth around =A3700-750!

I think that all Leica CL:s were made by Minolta, but the ones made for t=
he
Japanese market were called Minolta CL. You can use many Leica M-lenses=20
too, with only a few exceptions. There is also a special 90mm lens for th=
is
camera.
I guess that using the camera is no problem for you. I will forward this
message to the Leica users group too, and I guess you can get more help
from other members there.

Regards, Hans

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> From: Steve Echols <stevee@negia.net>
> To: hans.pahlen@mark.komvux.se
> Subject: Leitz Minolta CL
> Date:  den 27 november 1996 04:57
>=20
> Hello,
> I was at a thrift store last week with my wife looking for Maple
> furniture, when I saw a black leather case and camera for sale for
> $5.00. My son will be taking a photography course next semester and
> needs a manual camera; so I asked if it worked. The owner didn't know,
> so I asked if he would take $3.00 for it. He agreed, so I took my new
> camera home. Needless to say, as I tried to find out more about a Leitz
> Minolta CL I grew quite excited. It has the M Rokker 40/f2 lens and
> takes the sharpest pictures I've ever seen. At any rate, during my
> search for information I found your web page. I want to thank you for
> such a useful site, and inquire if you know anything about the CL. I
> believe Minolta makes some of the Leica bodies?=20
> If you can help me in my quest for knowledge I would be most grateful.
> Regards,
> Steve Echols