andym911 Posted April 28, 2008 Share #1 Posted April 28, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) So after using only the CL for a while now (approx 50 films), and leaving all the other gear in the box I thought that it may be interesting for some to capture my experience in a few words. In summary I can say that it is THE perfect film camera for me. Why? -Size and weight are really just right for taking anywhere -Build is solid, not quite M but close -Functionality and handling exceptional -Metering is extremely accurate and displayed well in VF coupled with the shutter speed dial makes it a great user friendly camera -Quiet shutter,not as quiet as an M6 but MUCH quieter than the M8;) -Side mounted strap lugs just work better than the other M's for carrying and shooting -40mm Cron is just about one of the best lenses I ever used (B&W only so far) -Focusing is smooth and accurate with the 40 and 90 TeleElmarit, no probs even with the shorter rangefinder base -For the price an unbeatable M with exactly the same image quality as other M's The only real downside so far is that I am spending more on film than I ever did, it is just such a fun camera to use and so portable. It is the kit (CL ,40mm and 90mm) that I can really take with me without a bag and that means it goes out with me most of the time.I have seen several other shooters here on the forum using the CL so I hope maybe together we can attract even more followers to this truly great little M! thanks for reading andy Here a snap with neopan 400 and 40 cron. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roguewave Posted April 28, 2008 Share #2 Posted April 28, 2008 Andy, your shots are a fine example of the excellence of this Leica. Just bought a kit for my son's 22nd birthday (Leica CL & 'cron 40) after he used my CL with the CV25 to take some very fine images. I have taken to carry this little hummer instead of the little panaleica I used to have strapped to my belt. Here's my son's 2nd image from his first roll on my CL. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym911 Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted May 1, 2008 Ben thanks......good shooting with your new 'M' REGARDS ANDY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnguyen Posted May 1, 2008 Share #4 Posted May 1, 2008 The CL with a 40mm Cron is definitely a classic. I have the same outfit but missing the 90mm f4. If leica ever come out with the new digital CL it will be a killer travel camera. If you noticed your digital camera has much more shutter lag than your little CL... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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