Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/01

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To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: Leica CL -- Addendum
From: John Van Stelten <focalpt@ecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 11:03:04 -0600
References: <960930085331_533538985@emout09.mail.aol.com>

I have worked on these many times and I still do not like them, because they 
are definately Minoltas.  I am not putting down Minolta, but the rangefinder is 
not only short but has a window type beamsplitter, while the Leica M's have a 
prism type. The CL rangefinder image will shift as you move your eye from 
side to side. They prism behind the small window has a problem with silvering 
loss.  

I can understans why some people want these cameras due to the 
compactness and portability, but with that you get some other problems.  The 
meter is very delicate and has a tendency to hang up.  The shutter seems to 
be reliable but can be very expensive to repair when it fails. 

All that being said, you still get to use the Leitz optics  and get a compact & 
light camera.  That beats the anything else I have seen.

John

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