Then there was the Canonet range, the Yashicas such as the GTX, not to mention the Minolta Hi-Matic range, and countless others. In the 70’s there were stacks of cameras with 40mm lenses the Olympus trip and all its rangefinder cousins such as the Olympus RC, RD and SP come immediately to mind. As I talk about in my 40mm Summicron review, I don’t think that it’s any coincidence that the the standard lens for the CL is 40mm when that same focal length was the standard choice for compact cameras in the 70’s. To my mind Leica M rangefinders compete with SLR cameras, whereas the CL is more of a competitor to the smaller cameras of its era. Not only is the Leica CL not really a Leica by breed, to my mind it’s not really within the same classification of camera to the M rangefinders either. Unlike the M5 though – which just feels like a different design of the same concept – the Leica CL feels like a different type of camera altogether. I’ve no idea how true any of this is, but one way or another by the end of the 70’s Leica had sacked both it and the M5 off, moved their manufacturing to Canada and with the M4-2 reverted to building cameras themselves in the image of what had come before.Īs such – along side the M5 – the Leica CL juts out of the side of the historical line of Leica M mount cameras. It’s seems to be often said that it was damaging sales of the bigger and more expensive Leica M5 and that whilst it was a success as a camera, because of the relationship with Minolta, it didn’t make Leica enough cash. Something like 85,000 of these cameras were made in their various incarnations through the mid 70’s, yet after only a few years Leica – who sold some 65,000 with their name on it – withdrew it from the market. What’s also talked about in the CameraQuest article is the Leica CL’s success. There’s more about these variants on CameraQuest, but the gist is – but for the badge – they are all the same camera. As such, there are a few versions of the CL: the Leica CL, the Leitz-Minolta CL and the Minolta CL. The Germans helped design it, but the Japanese made it. The CL is a cross breed, it’s a product of collaboration between German camera manufacturer Leica, and Japanese manufacturer Minolta. The Leica CL is an unusual camera for a Leica, mainly because it isn’t a pure bread Leica – in fact it wasn’t even actually made by Leica.
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6.1 Strength no.4 – The basic manual controls.4 Strength no.2 – The joy of its small size.
3.1 Flaw no.1 – Design bias and the 40mm focal length.
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