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Leitz Minolta CL
Specifications, film and matching parts.
- Type
- Rangefinder camera
- Production
- 1973–1976
- Film
- 35 mm
- Weight
- 365 g
Camera
- Type
- Rangefinder camera
- Production
- 1973–1976
- Weight
- 365 g
Film
- Film
- 35 mm
- Frame size
- 24 × 36 mm
- Film speed
- ISO 25–1600
Lens
- Lens mount
- Leica M
- Focusing
- rangefinder
Shutter
- Shutter
- Focal-plane shutter, mechanical
- Shutter speeds
- 1/2 s – 1/1000 s, B
- Flash sync
- 1/60 s
Exposure
- Metering
- TTL metering (CdS)
Without a battery, all shutter speeds including B still work mechanically, but the light meter is out of action. [1]
To change the battery, you have to take off the camera back. [1]
The light meter only works with the shutter cocked and the film advance lever swung out slightly. [1]
Sources
- Leitz Minolta CL: Owner's Manual
- Wikipedia: Leica CL und Leitz Minolta CL
- Leica CL: Herstelleranleitung zum baugleichen Schwestermodell
Compiled from manufacturer documents and the sources listed. Found a mistake? Let us know
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Minolta CLfrom 1973 · 375 g · Leica Mvs. CL: very similar
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Leica M4-21977–1980 · 525 g · Leica Mvs. CL: no light meter
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Minolta CLEfrom 1981 · 375 g · Leica Mvs. CL: newer, from 1981
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Canon P1959–1961 · Leica M39vs. CL: older, from 1959
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FED 5C599 g · M39×1vs. CL: no TTL metering
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FED 2dM39×1vs. CL: 1/500 s instead of 1/1000 s
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