Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/07/06

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Subject: Re: [Leica] M thoughts
From: George Berger <gberger@his.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 15:35:27 -0400

>Would the M customer want a non-German M camera?
>
>I was told a couple of years ago that if the CL was manufactured today that
>it would cost more than the M6! I would venture to say that a new electronic
>camera would cost about the same as the M6.

Hi Jeff -

The Minolta CLE accepted M lenses without "goggles." Some of my wife's best
shots in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone were taken with a CLE and a 90 mm
Tele Elmarit.  "Tain't the body - - it's the glass.

Now, if Minolta would reintroduce the CLE - -  but with framelines for M
lenses - - - - -  <sigh>.

George



George Berger
gberger@his.com