<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
35mm	O
compact	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
camera	I-Algorithm
with	O
interchangeable	O
lenses	O
in	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M-mount	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
first	O
appeared	O
in	O
April	O
1973	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
in	O
November	O
1973	O
as	O
the	O
Leitz	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
and	O
Leitz	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
were	O
manufactured	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Minolta	O
factory	O
in	O
Osaka	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Leica	O
announced	O
a	O
new	O
digital	O
mirrorless	O
camera	O
,	O
again	O
named	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
has	O
a	O
vertical-running	O
focal	O
plane	O
shutter	O
,	O
with	O
cloth	O
curtains	O
,	O
giving	O
½	O
to	O
1/1000	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
through-the-lens	O
CdS	O
exposure	O
meter	O
mounted	O
on	O
a	O
pivoting	O
arm	O
just	O
in	O
front	O
of	O
the	O
shutter	O
,	O
like	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M5	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Today	O
the	O
CL	O
is	O
a	O
superbly	O
compact	O
and	O
more	O
affordable	O
camera	O
on	O
which	O
to	O
mount	O
M-mount	O
lenses	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
a	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
as	O
precise	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
any	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
body	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
base	O
of	O
the	O
CL	O
is	O
31.5mm	O
and	O
the	O
viewfinder	O
magnification	O
is	O
0.60	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
a	O
small	O
effective	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
base	O
of	O
18.9mm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
users	O
report	O
the	O
camera	O
is	O
rather	O
fragile	O
,	O
especially	O
the	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
alignment	O
and	O
meter	O
mechanism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lenses	O
specially	O
designed	O
for	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
can	O
physically	O
mount	O
on	O
a	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
body	O
,	O
but	O
Leica	O
recommended	O
not	O
doing	O
so	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
not	O
give	O
the	O
best	O
focusing	O
precision	O
,	O
allegedly	O
because	O
the	O
coupling	O
cam	O
of	O
the	O
C	O
and	O
M	O
lenses	O
is	O
not	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
sold	O
with	O
a	O
Leitz	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
lenses	O
were	O
called	O
Minolta	O
M-Rokkor	O
40mm	O
f:2	O
(	O
later	O
just	O
Minolta	O
M-Rokkor	O
40mm	O
f:2	O
)	O
and	O
Minolta	O
M-Rokkor	O
90mm	O
f:4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
later	O
Minolta	B-Algorithm
CLE	I-Algorithm
,	O
Minolta	O
would	O
produce	O
lenses	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
different	O
coupling	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
lenses	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CL	O
can	O
take	O
nearly	O
all	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
M	I-Algorithm
lenses	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
limitation	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
rangefinder	B-Algorithm
is	O
only	O
coupled	O
until	O
0.8m	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sixty-five	O
thousand	O
serial	O
numbers	O
were	O
allotted	O
to	O
the	O
Leica	B-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
this	O
number	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
the	O
Leitz	B-Algorithm
Minolta	I-Algorithm
CL	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
