Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I looked it up - the XG-7 has the same electronic bits as the CLE Douglas Douglas Sharp wrote: > Hello Seve, > I still use one, same set as Alastair had. As Sonny mentioned, you > can't easily use it manually because the meter switches off in manual > mode. Otherwise it's a lovely little camera and has excellent accurate > auto metering, even for very long shutter speeds. Perfect automatic > TTL-flash too. > There are some limitations, Minolta published a list of lenses which > are incompatible and some which are not recommended for use with the > CLE.When I find the sheet I'll let you know which lenses, AFAIR, it > was the usual issues with aertures of f2 and under (Noctilux for > example) older 21mm, the 2/90, 135mm were not recommended either.There > was also something about lenses/hoods obscuring the RF/VF windows > Although Minolta refuese to repair them, repairers can replace the > electronics with the circuit board with the "innards" of one of the > Minolta AE SLRs, > I think it was the XG or XM, maybe someone else on the list knows. > Douglas > > Alastair Firkin wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> I'm having a bit of a nostalgia trip anyway, so I was working on my >> Tribute to Minolta as I caught up with the LUG. I fell in love with >> the CLE in the 80's and here is one of the articles which had me >> lusting. >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/Articles >> >> There are 4 pages, you can download the pdf of the pages here: >> >> http://homepage.mac.com/firkin/FileSharing45.html >> >> Then I found one in about 1985: a complete kit: camera, lenes, the >> leather carry bag, the flash, the cable release, filters boxes and >> loads of information. I sold it all giving up all my accumulated >> stuff to the next owner, who I hope was as delighted as I was when I >> got the "kit". I had sold it because it was beginning to play up and >> Minolta would not touch it with a barge pole. Everyone I asked about >> it said this was a known problem with a circuit board: my meter was >> "dicky", so with great sadness and as one of the only things I have >> ever sold, I gave it up. >> >> Great camera: expensive at the time: lousy back up >> >> Cheers >> On 21/01/2006, at 12:36, Steve Barbour wrote: >> >>> I have been intrigued by a Minolta CLE body...a mint specimen, >>> almost enough to buy it... >>> >>> but I am concerned re its usefulness for an M shooter, it non- >>> compatability with certain M lenses, and in the event of a failure... >>> >>> trying to get it repaired, especially its electronic circuit board... >>> >>> your thoughts? yeh or neh..? >>> >>> thanks, Steve >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >> Alastair >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >