Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] CLE lenses on M bodies
From: Tom Kline <tkline@grizzly.pwssc.gen.ak.us>
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 18:06:37 -0900
 
>Tom Kline wrote:
>
>> The 90 mm M-Rokkor sold by Minolta for the Leitz Minolta CL and the
>> CLE
>> were made by EL.
>
>Half true.   The 90/4 Elmar and 90/4 Rokkor for the CL are the same,
>made by Leitz.
>
>The 90/4 Rokkor for the CLE is a different lens, different formula,
>different cam, made by Minolta.
>
>Stephen Gandy

Thanks for the info! This accounts for their somewhat different appearance
and why the CLE lens does not fit into the Leitz serial number sequencing
while the Leitz Rokkor does - have you compared them?
Tom