In article <4ahmcq$2af@hydra.cc.umb.edu>, sphillips@umbsky.cc.umb.edu says...
>Does anyone have any experience of using a Leica CL? I am thinking of >getting one and any experiences would be very valuable. (...)

I tried two, each with a 40mm f2 Leitz and a 90mm f4 Leitz.
The framing accuracy in both was unacceptably inaccurate
(the 40mm lines would match [though not very well] a 50mm
better than a 40mm); the two 40's were similar in performance,
and to my taste, too low in contrast and a bit flary at wide
apertures, and nothing great at smaller apertures; the two 90's
were different: one was really excellent, the other was terrible
(defective); the viewfinders had that "rangefinder" look:
off-color image, and a bit dark compared with a good SLR v.f.
with a fast lens. One camera was borrowed, the other I had
bought - I got rid of them as fast as I could.
Hope this helps.