Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/01/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 >