Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/02/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>The Noctilux f1.0 should *not* be used on the CL. Use of the 90mm >Summicron f2 >is also proscribed. Again, I dunno why. Anyone >know why? David, I think these lenses have too little DOF for the shortened rangefinder base of the CL to focus with the accuracy required by a Leica. This would also explain in part why they should be stopped down. Mind you I've only ever held the Noctilux on an M3, but would find it a bit of a dead weight on front of the svelte CLE and the bulk of the lens would further obstruct the viewfinder. Cheers John, I use the CLE with its 3 lenses. The clarity and beauty of the images drove me away from the Minolta SLR and into the arms of "poverty". The question of the CL/CLE is a frequent one on the LUG and I have begun to gather a FAQ list together. May not make it to my April edition but if the weather cools down you can never be sure. The flash is truely TTL and works fine with all PX Minolta flash units. It has its own flash unit, but mine gave up the ghost. The real pain of the CLE is that Minolta have abandoned it :-( and so my beautiful little flash unit lies in pieces! Alastair Firkin Feb Edition now out! http://www.netconnect.com.au/~firkin/AGFhmpg.html