Leica cl
The shutter release is just that little bit further away. Now these are very small annoyances, but I’m comparing this to my beloved M2, which I always have on me and can find almost no fault with in the hand. In terms of ergonomics, after shooting a few rolls with the CL I did have a couple of little gripes. Because of this the M2 is also slightly heavier. Height and thickness however, are very similar. On size alone, the CL does pip the M2, slightly smaller in terms of width. I will not be commenting on the lenses available with the CL as I bought the body only.Ī Leica’s size and simplicity of use is one of the main attractions to photographers who don’t want to be lugging around beefy SLR cameras. I will mainly look at the main reasons why people are attracted to the M-Series cameras, and see how the CL stacks up against my M2. This small comparison is from limited experiences with my Leica CL, I’ve put it through its paces to see that everything is working correctly. Could it be more than that though? Could this cheaper rangefinder system be a fair match to its M-Series older brothers? After all, it was discontinued with very impressive sales figures, which led to rumours of it affecting the sales of Leica’s higher end rangefinders. It made sense really, a cheaper M-fitting rangefinder I could rely on if my M2 should fail (yet to happen), or if I need to shoot both B&W and colour films. I recently purchased a Leica CL as a second camera to my Leica M2. An interesting comparison of the Leica cameras. The Leica CL – A Viable M-Series Replacement?Ī guest piece written by Daniel King.