WTB Minolta CLE repair manual.

[Radost]

Willing to pay good money for the manual.
Since nobody is working on those cameras anymore I don’t want the knowledge to be lost.

 

[AdrianR]

I'm curious to see if anyone has this. I have this camera, but currently fully functional - happily!

Learncamerarepair doesn't have it, but they do have the Leica CL repair manual freely available https://learncamerarepair.com/product.php?product=643&category=0&secondary=0.

Nothing to see in either of the two FaceBook camera repair groups that I am a member of.

Not a repair manual, by any means, but still useful info with photos at https://justinlow.com/articles/repair-minolta-cle. Justin ended that article with: "The CLE is pretty friendly to work on. Go slowly and gently, being careful not to damage any parts, and you should be fine.", but perhaps worth contacting him with any specific advice requests?

 

[Radost]

The Minolta/Leitz/Leica CL is totally different camera.
I know and have saved this “how to instruction”. . Unfortunately it only deals with the top of the camera

 

[Radost]

Or can somebody share how to open the bottom?
I need to repair this on my camera

 

[Mark Layne]

The Minolta/Leitz/Leica CL is totally different camera.
I know and have saved this “how to instruction”. . Unfortunately it only deals with the top of the camera

I have always wondered if my CLE would stand the test of time, various repair folks told me that some electronics can be salvaged from cameras in the XD11 family.
But finding someone to tackle it is unlikely. If not exposed to too much high humidity most CLEs still work.

 

[Radost]

I am sure the repair manual exist. And if the usual repair suspects don’t want to repair the camera I believe it is their moral obligation to share it with the world.
Minolta CLE is a historical treasure and its legacy and the beautiful photos it takes should continue in to the future.