Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/08/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]1. Yes but you cannot collapse it all the way in. Leica recommends a piece of 3/8 inch tape (9.5mm) be wrapped around the barrel to prevent it from going all the way home. 2. They are identical cameras. 3. It is up to you. Parts are hard to find for the CLE while the CL is still (relatively) easily repairable. 4. There are many good dealers, the trick is to find a good camera. The CLs are more fragile than a M camera and do not like to be knocked about. Make sure you have a return privilege and I would just send the dang thing right to Sherry and get the painful part over with. John Collier > From: Bill Stanke <bstanke@turbonet.com> > > I am interested in buying a CL as a second body for my M3 (I would like > a body with a meter). I had a couple of questions for the group: > > 1. Can I use my (collapsible) 50 mm Summicron f/2 on the CL? I recall > at one time the advice was to wrap Dynamo label-maker tape around the > lens barrel, so it wouldn't collapse too far into the body. > > 2. Other than the name, is a "Leitz-Minolta CL" the same camera as a > Leica CL? > > 3. Should I consider a Minolta CLE instead? > > 4. Any recommended dealers? Where I live, mail order is the only > choice! >