What have you just BOUGHT?

10 8gb micro SD cards as I don't reuse and wanted smaller than 16gb for point and shoot cameras. A Panasonic GF5 for its charger and spare battery, will sell body on with no bits. Finally, a Billingham 225 bag that matches my Hadley Pro both being Sage green.
 
my latest grab-n-go camera. shipped from Japan friday...at my door in Canada 11a.m. tuesday. Free shipping. The elmar is a clean one i used on my old iii black '34. The rangefinder spot is sharp & the whole finder super clean. Don G will take care of the meter.

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not much bigger than a point & shoot
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David Hughes said:
Hi,


FWIW (Cont'd), the meter arm has a mechanical connection, that has been reported as a source of problems; usually solved by cleaning, IRC.


Regards, David


PS Had my CL for decades and I think you'll see why. That and the 90mm lens cover a lot of pictures and take up little space.
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Finally finished my test roll so could put a battery in to check the meter, and lo, not merely does it work, but it corresponds to the readings from the meter in my R7 (with a tiny difference). I love the parallax adjustment in the viewfinder, and the Summicron 40mm is really fine (bokeh a bit so so). I found it very difficult to get a good contrast on the patch inside with the 90mm.

It's a very handy and enjoyable camera. I think I got a bargain!

Watching my beer evaporate in the heat in Wetzlar. Kodak Tmax400 at either 400 or 800, same developing time.

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CharlesDAMorgan said:
Finally finished my test roll so could put a battery in to check the meter, and lo, not merely does it work, but it corresponds to the readings from the meter in my R7 (with a tiny difference). I love the parallax adjustment in the viewfinder, and the Summicron 40mm is really fine (bokeh a bit so so). I found it very difficult to get a good contrast on the patch inside with the 90mm.

It's a very handy and enjoyable camera. I think I got a bargain!

Watching my beer evaporate in the heat in Wetzlar. Kodak Tmax400 at either 400 or 800, same developing time.

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Hi,


Wow! A happy ending to a story...


What I like about the CL is that, once you've got both lenses, there's no more temptation to buy lots more and worry about having the right one. And they are very nice lenses.


Regards, David
 
Thanks David - it is in lovely condition, almost mint, the lens with original hood (and filter held in by it). The Leica store made it clear there was no warranty, which is fair enough, and priced it accordingly. I need to explore the 90mm f4, my 90mm Summicron f2 is one of those immense ones and it didn't really work well. Now to test out my Leicaflex!

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CharlesDAMorgan said:
it is in lovely condition, almost mint, the lens with original hood (and filter held in by it). The Leica store made it clear there was no warranty, which is fair enough, and priced it accordingly.
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That looks seriously nice, Charles! I've long harboured thoughts of getting a CL, but I've successfully ignored the idea (to date ;)). I could really do without you posting pictures of a lovely example, such as this. :D


Enjoy!... and post some results, when you have them.
 
Well it would be a lovely example if it didn't have tiny bits of dust on it...:angel:

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Mainly been using the 'flex SL2 today (I've only one 625 battery adapter) but the CL has been out and about with a colour film loaded.

One from my first test roll. I wanted the people as silhouettes to emphasise the half life of hanging around at airports. The 40mm Summicron is up there with the 50mm for non-bokeh things.

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tbhv55 said:
Ah, but... the dust did not even register with me; I saw only the CL, in all its glory! :) (is that "selective vision"? :D)
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Apart from the dust I can find no blemishes at all. For all the b******s out there about lesser build quality, it is actually an extremely well built thing. The black chrome finish is as good as my Leicaflex SL2.
 
A Leica Battery 14 464....the three I have since the camera came out have taken a dump.When this one gives up the ghost it might be time to retire the M8 which I might add has never had a problem.

regards,Bill
 
Leather case

Leather case

Unused OEM leather case for Leica CL :)
 
A sheet of "Griptac" type material from Amazon to recover the front of my GAF L-ES. I'd bought a set of this from Camera Leather, but the front wasn't cut right.
 
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