RE: [Leica] CLE repair

["Tim Atherton" <timphoto@nt.sympatico.ca>]

Try searching the archives.

I remember this came up a year or two ago, and I think there was some useful
information on Minolta repairers who could fix CLE's with the appropriate
parts?

Tim A

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Robert
> Hudyma
> Sent: August 19, 1999 11:24 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] CLE repair
>
>
> >Any votes on where to send a CLE, the cell is gone and it could
> use a cla.
> >Somewhere in the states would be the simplest.
> >thanks
> >dp
> >
> >Here in Australia, and in Japan I was told that there was no hope of
> >repair. I hope you can find parts, but as soon as the meter began to play
> >up on mine, I entered the world of Leica rangefinders. At least
> they can be
> >repaired and are still supported by the maker. Sad because the
> CLE was one
> >of the best little cameras I've ever used.
> >
>
> The CLE is by far my favourite camera to use. And is worth the
> extra effort
> to keep it going.
>
> Many parts in the CLE are used in the (if I recall correctly) Minolta XG-8
> SLR. If the part you need is in the XG-8 then you are in luck since a beat
> up body should not cost a lot and should not be that difficult to find.
>
> I am sure that there are some local repair individuals who have had
> experience on the Minolta SLR's and they should be able to look after you.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Robert Hudyma, Semi-Tech Corporation, 2800 14th Avenue, Suite 511,
> Markham Ontario, Canada  L3R 0E4.  Fax: (905) 475-3652
> Email: rhudyma@netcom.ca
>
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