On 2/13/06, E.R.N. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Y'know, this "poor" thread has been nothing but a minefield almost still > it started. > Meanwhile, I am still a bit amazed that anyone could make out so clearly > what the camera in the picture is. I thought there wasn't enough detail > there to tell. Guess to those who know that model well, there really is. > Is there a particular clue in the picture, that wouldn't mean anything > unless one knew rangefinders extremely well?
It's definitely a Minolta CLE. The body style is almost exactly the same as a Leica CL (one of which I own), except it's a teeny bit bigger. The size difference is not discernable in the photo, but one can clearly see that HCB's cam has the shutter speed dial on the top of the body. The Leica model has the shutter speed dial on the front. So, it's definitely a Minolta CLE. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
