On 6/8/05, frank theriault, discombobulated, unleashed: >BTW, Cotty, the Leica CL (in Japan they were badged as "Leitz-Minolta >CL" - same camera) are not at all the same as the Minolta CLE. >Cosmetically they're almost identical (although the CLE is a teensy >bit bigger), but inside they're different beasts. Part of the >agreement with Minolta manufacturing the CL was that Minolta could use >the M-mount for they're own line of rangefinders and Rokkor lenses. >The CLE has a completely electronic shutter (I think without batteries >it defaults to flash-sync only). No batteries means no shutter (other >than flash-sync). Almost all of the CLE's are dead now due to >electronics/shutter failure, and those that are still around are dying >quickly. I've read that they're a very poor buy on the used market as >their life-expectancy at this point is about nil.
Thanks Frank. I sit corrected. (I'm lazy ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________
