cle porn!

[rlouzan]

Nice bag, what brand is it?
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Originally Posted by myyra_ug

[filmtwit]

Well, my package from South Korea arrived . . .



Now to find it a prime.

[gilpen123]

My favorite RF

[rjjackson]

thought i'd share a few images of the (new to me) cle with collapsing 50/2 and an experimental reversible screw-in hood. my hope was to use these reversing hoods on all my screwmount lenses, but after using it for a while i think that a folding rubber hood might be the best thing after all. dunno yet.















and here's a shot made with this combo (5mb). hp5 @ 200 in perceptol 1:1 15 mins, shot in auto exposure at f2 (and, i think, 1/60th).

http://rjjackson.com/images/temp/cle...s100201126.jpg

[filmtwit]

No problems with the collapsible into the CLE?

What grip are you using?

[Koni Kowa]

The grip seems to be the original one. Rare to find. But the one for the 'new' Zeiss Ikon fits well too. I don't get why people put so much rubber on their camera... It's not a Leica, keep cool. It just looks like a small and modest point and shoot camera, I don't see who could be interested in... except perhaps with all that rubber on it !

[rjjackson]

no problem with the collapsible on the cle -- i posted this question a while back before picking up the CLE and got mixed answers. the clearance is very close, but it doesn't actually touch the light baffle inside. the framelines for 40mm aren't ideal, but i've had no problem with framing. big improvement over the iiif i usually carry, although the reduced magnification might have a bit of a learning curve.

the grip is the original one. keh had it a while back.

gaff tape is great! adds traction, keeps corners clean. thinner than a half-case. not sure it makes the camera less obvious. don't really care. i keep my camera under a jacket when it needs to be inconspicuous. usually i'm setting up med or large format. that really draws attention.

[filmtwit]

Originally Posted by filmtwit

No problems with the collapsible into the CLE?

What grip are you using?

I suspect it has more to do with banging it around then to camouflage it. And given the chance, some people will steal the most useless stuff in the world.

[filmtwit]

OK, picked up a 90mm Rokkor today for the CLE, shot a roll with lights, will drop it off at Citizens tomorrow for development. Everything on the camera looked good and the internal meter was generally close to my hand held light meter.





Newest find was a 28mm f2.8 series II lietz

[chambrenoire]

I know, I've already posted a picture of my darling here, but I got a Canon 25mm f/3.5 today so I want to show it off again! The 25mm lens is very very thin/pancakeish. Viewfinder a bit on the big/heavy side but works kind of well on the CLE:

[jsrockit]

Very nice chambrenoire...

[chambrenoire]

Some pics from today with the combo above:
http://i39.tinypic.com/msnd5y.jpg (~ @ f/8)
http://i44.tinypic.com/24o4vu0.jpg (~ @ f/11)
http://i44.tinypic.com/2ec0yeu.jpg (@ f/3.5)

[LChanyungco]

nice cameras' i saw a cle today with what i think was a CV 40mm 1.4 on it. it looked nice and compact. i think i want one with a 28mm on it too !

[borrel]

With all the CLE owners around, could someone please recommend a source for a shade and cap for my 90/4?

- Børre

[jsrockit]

How are the 28mm framelines on the CLE when using glasses?

[Koni Kowa]

Originally Posted by jsrockit

How are the 28mm framelines on the CLE when using glasses?

They're fine.

[filmtwit]

Originally Posted by jsrockit

How are the 28mm framelines on the CLE when using glasses?

Fantastic!

I believe that someone already brought up that the CLE viewfinder can nearly handle 25mm

[Doug]

Originally Posted by filmtwit

Fantastic!

I believe that someone already brought up that the CLE viewfinder can nearly handle 25mm

True... The CLE's 28mm framelines stand out well from the edges of the window so you can easily see around them. Really a nice camera for 28mm lens use. Out of sheer gratitude for this I presented my CLE with a NOS Summicron 28mm!

[filmtwit]

Here's a pix of mine with the Elmerit (Series II)

Originally Posted by Doug

True... The CLE's 28mm framelines stand out well from the edges of the window so you can easily see around them. Really a nice camera for 28mm lens use. Out of sheer gratitude for this I presented my CLE with a NOS Summicron 28mm!

[cnphoto]

Now you've all done it I think I may start looking for a Leica CL and 40mm Summicron...

I find that the 50mm frame lines on my M3 at 35mm (with goggled Summaron on) are near impossible to see with my glasses (i'm a new glasses wearer). I had been looking at an M6 and a 35mm Summicron, but that's more $$$ than I would have available. But now, this provides a real alternative I had not considered.

A small, black, metred body with the 40mm Summicron would compliment the M3 nicely I think. All up that could likely cost just slightly more than a M6, and it's much more compact.

I had tossed up purchasing a 50mm Summilux for the M3 instead. Decisions, to go 40mm and be at F2 or to go for the Summilux 50mm or wait and get an M6. F1.4 vs F2.

[Doug]

Your goggled Summaron will give you nice generous framelines on an M2/4/5/6/7 with .72x viewfinder; no need quite yet to give up on that great lens!

As you probably know, in regard to the CL, that it has both 40 and 50mm framelines, and is a very different animal from the Minolta CLE which succeeded it. IMHO the CLE is considerably superior...

[cnphoto]

Thanks Doug, I will keep an eye out for both. The Summaron is a sharp lens, I really do like it - if I where to find an M2 for a good price I would definitely consider it.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by cnphoto

Thanks Doug, I will keep an eye out for both. The Summaron is a sharp lens, I really do like it - if I where to find an M2 for a good price I would definitely consider it.

The M2 + goggled Summaron is a nice combo; I recently got an f/2.8 Summaron expressly for my M2, as otherwise the 35mm framelines are difficult for me to see. I really like the M2's 50mm framelines, so to be able to cram a 35mm view into them is a real treat!

[haempe]

Look what was in the mail.
A beautiful, new (to me) CLE with Rokkor 40mm. My first M-mount camera. I'm in love.

[tapesonthefloor]

Sigh, this is the best I can do, but I really wanna join the party.

http://twitpic.com/2tp696

This was lent to me by a very kind friend at work wearing a Minolta 40mm f/2 M-Rokkor.

Er, wait... the camera was wearing the lens. Not the friend.