End of CL journey

[jaapv]

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Well that was it.. The CL which had already been degraded to my #5 camera used mainly as an extender for the 70-200 , developed a lens communication error. As Leica deemed a repair not economically feasible ( it is pretty beat up) and offered only a refurb @ 2100 Euro I decided to keep it for manual lenses only 😟 My personal answer to the M-EV1., I guess. Now I have to dig up the AF  lenses to sell…will take a bit of time. 

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[wda]

6 minutes ago, jaapv said:

... Now I have to dig up the AF  lenses to sell…will take a bit of time. 

Or use them on your SL2S body in APS-C mode. Not entirely redundant!

Have you tried cleaning the suspect contacts with a recommended electrical contact fluid?

Edited 10 hours ago by wda

[jaapv]

Yes. I have a dust-covered TL as well. Actually quite nice with the 18. 

[jaapv]

Of course I went through the contact-cleaning and lens-body switching routine. It was clearly a camera fault. Anyway, it does not pay to use the 55-135 on a ff body as I have the superb 70-200 Sigma. That lens has only been used twice since I got it as anew replacement from Leica. 

[Markey]

7 minutes ago, wda said:

Or use them on your SL2S body in APS-C mode. Not entirely redundant!

 

That`s what I do with my TL lenses .

[lykaman]

27 minutes ago, jaapv said:

Well that was it.. The CL which had already been degraded to my #5 camera used mainly as an extender for the 70-200 , developed a lens communication error. As Leica deemed a repair not economically feasible ( it is pretty beat up) and offered only a refurb @ 2100 Euro I decided to keep it for manual lenses only 😟 My personal answer to the M-EV1., I guess. Now I have to dig up the AF  lenses to sell…will take a bit of time. 

Good news that Leica have some refurbished CL…

[jakontil]

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Still quite pricey for a refurb CL though 😟

[jaapv]

Especially as it will not remain repairable for very long any more. 

[GFW2-SCUSA]

I think this is sad news. As I have said before, I think Leica's fropping the CL was a mistake. They don't seem to agree with me. 

[Photar]

Mine is still going strong. Never used the AF functionality, though. Was thinking about buying a backup body but 2nd hand prices are too high for my taste (about twice the price of a new Nikon Z50II). In terms of percentage, an M11 loses more value than a CL.

Edited 2 hours ago by Photar
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[lykaman]

2 hours ago, jakontil said:

Still quite pricey for a refurb CL though 😟

A matter of opinion! On the plus side, refurbished will have a warranty… 😎