Pyrogallol Posted June 17, 2023 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2023 Advertisement (gone after registration) I could not find a thread dedicated to the Leitz Minolta CL. I bought one recently with three other regular Leica CLs, along with the 40mm Rokkor lens to go with it. I tested it out with Rollei 400 Infrared film. These are copies of some darkroom prints. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/378405-leitz-minolta-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4795567'>More sharing options...
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Pyrogallol Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share #2 Posted June 17, 2023 More prints Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/378405-leitz-minolta-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4795568'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted June 17, 2023 One more Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/378405-leitz-minolta-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4795570'>More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted June 17, 2023 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2023 Very nice! I picked up a used Leica CL w/40mm Summicron in the late 1970s and it became my main travel vacation camera. Gave great results. Also picked up the 90 f4 C lens - equally good. Loved the light weight setup. Had the sticky meter repaired a decade ago, and it's still doing fine. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomB_tx Posted June 17, 2023 Share #5 Posted June 17, 2023 I remember a Leica rep telling our camera store about the CL project back in about 1969, that they wanted a return to the small travel camera like the original Leica. It took a few years later for the product to result in the Compact Leica (CL), and by then the market position of Leitz had changed, and new management would go after a more professional product, Eventually focusing on the pro SLR. I think they should have stayed with size limits like the CL... Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/378405-leitz-minolta-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4795732'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted June 17, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted June 17, 2023 Yes, if a design team had presented Barnack with a prototype the size of that R8 he would have sent them off to think again. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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