Leica CL camera body | refurbished incl. 12 months warranty

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If you buy used film cameras online or at a flea market, unfortunately, it cannot be assumed that after decades it still functions as on the first day. It is less the wear that gives a hard time to these cameras, but the „untouchedness“ in which the lubricants harden and the fine mechanics sticks together.

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Each camera is sold with a 12-month warranty and comes with
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General description

 The Leica CL is a 35 mm compact rangefinder camera with interchangeable lenses in the Leica M-mount. It was developed in collaboration with Minolta who manufactured it. The Leica CL was made between 1973-1976 as a result of a cooperative venture between Leitz and Minolta Camera*. Leitz designed the camera and Minolta manufactured it. In the U.S. and Europe, it was sold as the Leica CL. In Japan it was sold as the Leitz Minolta CL and Minolta CL.

 Description Camera

The CL can take nearly all the Leica M lenses. Exception are some lenses that protrude deep into the body and could hurt the meter arm, these include: 15mm/8 Hologon, 21mm/4 Super Angulon, 28mm/2.8 Elmarits before serial number 2314921. The eyed lenses, including the M3 wide-angle lenses, the 135mm/2.8 Elmarit, and the 50mm/2 Dual Range Summicron, cannot be mounted either because they are incompatible with the body shape. The 90mm/2 Summicron and 135mm/4 Tele-Elmar are incompatible too. The collapsible lenses can be mounted but they must not be fully collapsed, and Leitz advised to stick to the barrel an adhesive strip of adequate width, to limit the collapsing movement. Another limitation is that the rangefinder is only coupled until 0.8m.

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