New toy to play with

New toy to play with – my mom’s 40 year old Leica CL with Summicron-C 1:2/40 lens. Can’t wait to try this out. #justnow #iphoneonly #iphoneography, a photo by wZa HK on Flickr.

My mom’s 40 year old Leica CL with  Leitz Summicron-C 40mm f:2 Lens. Can’t wait to try this out.

My father gave this to my mom when I was 4 years old, back in 1973 when this camera first came out.  My mom had this camera all these years & finally I got her to let me play with it.    The Leica CL is the smallest & lightest interchangable M mount rangefinder camera.

Info from  http://www.cameraquest.com/leicacl.htm

Designed by both Leitz and Minolta,  CL bodies were made byMinolta.Three different versions proclaim “Leica CL” or “Leitz-Minolta CL” or “Minolta CL.” The Leitz-Minolta version was sold in Japan while the Leica CL version was still being produced.   After Leica CL production stopped, Minolta continued the Minolta CL, even exporting it to the US.