Product Description
Leica CL "50 Jahre " anniversary camera #357-L Mint- working camera and meter. The outfit is sold inside its Leica original box & with original warranty cards. Sold with 2 lenses : Leica 40mm f2 Summicron C with hood Mint- Leitz Wetzlar lens & Leica 90/4 Elmar-C with hood, light dust in glass otw. Ex++/Mint-
Camera Condition- This "50 Jahre "anniversary Leica CL camera has no marks, no dings, no dents, no scratches, no strap wear etc. It is vey close to mint condition cosmetically. Working special edition camera shutter speed and meter, the camera slow speed are sluggish, the camera body lens flange is showing very light wear, slight marks on the chrome. It does not look like the camera was ever used.(if it was ever used, it was used indoors & very very carefully...)
Lenses Condition: Leica 40/2 Summicron-C Lens Nr.2676039 with hood and cap, Near Mint vey clean lens, clean glass, nice & tight focus.
Leica 90/4 Elmar-C Lens Nr.2573496 sold with Leica hood, lens barrel showing light paint wear on focusing ring, light dust and some "schmutz" inside glass otw. Ex++/Mint-
Nice Complete special Edition outfit, Sold with cards, lens hoods , caps, strap inside original, black Leica leather box with red felt lining, the outer box showing some scuffs and marks on the sides and base, the box has red Leitz Wetzlar logo.
Leica CL 1973-1976
Compact Leica TTL light meter
SNR: 1,300,001 -1,440-000
Units: 65,000
Finish: black
Lens: bayonet-mount interchangeable
Shutter: vertical focal plane
Advance lever: single-stroke
Viewfinder: coupled rangefinder with bright frames for 40,50 and 90mm lenses, parallax compensation, exposure time, meter needle, battery check
Shutter speeds: 1/2, 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60,1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000 sec + B, intermediate speeds were possible.
Exposure meter: TTL, Cds cell placed on an arm moving in front of the focal plane
Film-speed range: 25-3200 Asa
Rewind crank: on the bottom
Pressure plate: metal
Self-timer: No
Strap lugs: two flat eyelets on the right side of the body
AMONG THE TOTAL NUMBER PRODUCED, APPROXIMATELY 3,500 CAMERAS WERE MADE IN 1975 WITH A PARTICULAR MARKING AND SPECIAL NUMBER FOR THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEICA COMPANY