Re: [Leica] CL Question

["Lee Yan Zhan" <yzlee@cyberway.com.sg>]

Hi DT,

> They can all be mounted without modification except for the goggles of
the 
> DR, which you can't use at all (the CL's range/viewfinder windows aren't
in 
> the came posistion as on the other M's).  The CL doesn't have framelines
for 
> 35mm, but according to a friend who has one you can either use the 40 as
a 
> close approximation or find an auxiliary finder.   Also, according to the

> same friend, you probably want to use the 90 at no faster than f4 except
at 
> far distances, as the CL's rangefinder isn't accurate enough for the
shallow 
> DOF of the 90 at close range.  Perhaps others who have experience with
the CL 
> know some "tricks".  I've only used my friend's CL on rare occasions. 
Nifty 
> little camera!

Thanks for sharing your experience on CL compatible lens.  On the 35
Summicron, the rear element seems awfully closed to the brim and very close
the the meter cell arm.  Is the distance between the arm and rear element
sufficiently safe?

Cheers,
Lee
Fellow LUGGER from Singapore