pvdhaar
Peter
Not sure if correct, but I have a vague recollection that the EO2 error is caused by a broken flex cable between body and lens.
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jamin-b
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Conversion cost?
Conversion cost?
It looks like th cost of the conversion is double the price of the camera itself in full working order. is that correct? Does anyone know if the later Leica CM has the same or other reliability issues?
Conversion cost?
It looks like th cost of the conversion is double the price of the camera itself in full working order. is that correct? Does anyone know if the later Leica CM has the same or other reliability issues?
kzphoto
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IIRC CM had the same problems as the Minilux.
kzphoto
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Also, flex cables *can* be repaired by a skilled technician. Way above my skills (tightening screws, etc) but anyone with proper soldering skills should be able to do it.
f16sunshine
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Beautiful image Ray. Also I've never seen across look so "aggressive" it usually has such fine grain.
Peter_S
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E02...?
E02...?
I am shooting more with the Minilux now, and quite enjoy it. This morning I took it out, and briefly it would show the E02 error, but then commenced to work as usual. It was quite cold (below freezing).
Is the famous E02 error that killed so many Minilux something that comes and stays or is this brief appearance a sign that mine will go soon too? Only curious because I am leaving on a trip next week and wonder if I can risk taking it....
I shot it over the weekend and see what happens. Still, feedback from experienced Minilux users would be appreciated.
E02...?
I am shooting more with the Minilux now, and quite enjoy it. This morning I took it out, and briefly it would show the E02 error, but then commenced to work as usual. It was quite cold (below freezing).
Is the famous E02 error that killed so many Minilux something that comes and stays or is this brief appearance a sign that mine will go soon too? Only curious because I am leaving on a trip next week and wonder if I can risk taking it....
I shot it over the weekend and see what happens. Still, feedback from experienced Minilux users would be appreciated.
RSilva
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I have the Leica CM not the Minilux and it went dead 24 hours after I bought it! Leica does not repair it but in Oporto at Fototecnica they repaired my camera in less than 2 days and for a very reasonable price. The technician said he already had repaired a couple of miniluxes with the same problem.
RSilva
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I believe the cause is a soft cable between the camera and the lens assembly and yes it eventually will die very soon, at least for me it did. If it does let me know because I had my CM repaired for the same reason.
Monochrom
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Hi, exactly there is a printed circuit that goes from the camera to the lens, when the lens goes in and out this printed circuit on plastic cracks and the signal is cut. I´ve been trying to fix this, but the lines are so thin...i have a CM and a Minilux with that very same problem...I´ll try to check them again perhaps...
Scope79
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Hi,
yes Minilux has this circuit problem , but the CM and minilux share different types of cable.
yes Minilux has this circuit problem , but the CM and minilux share different types of cable.
David Hughes
David Hughes
Hi,
Have a look at the Leica C3 which is often overlooked and the more P&S'y mini zoom.
Regards, David
Have a look at the Leica C3 which is often overlooked and the more P&S'y mini zoom.
Regards, David
RSilva
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A.S.
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Are the framelines in that viewfinder optimized for 0.7 or 1m?
taomei
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The Leica minilux viewfinder is directly over the lens and has tick marks for 0.7m framing, as well as tick marks for panorama cropping (fwiw).
jamin-b
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So, encouraged by fresh posts on a different forum, I took the plunge and sent my sleeping beauty to JP Cameras in Porto, Portugal. A month later and ~100 Euros lighter I have back a fully functioning Minilux. Yeah!!!!
The ability to shoot in aperture priority mode or focus to infinity from the dials really makes it for me, it feels good in hand and it's a real Leica lens on a P&S! The finder doesn't really bother me for the P&S experience this is intended for...I am a much more discerning gear nut (and I hope photographer) than when I originally picked up the camera and I am still very much enthused by it...the one thing I really hate is the lack of ISO setting, so it's either DX code at box speed or 100 by default.
Recent snap from the first developed roll (I've got half a roll of Acros 100 in at the moment...) -
Apr17_17_Superia400_Minilux_14-Edit-2 by Ben Sandler, on Flickr
The ability to shoot in aperture priority mode or focus to infinity from the dials really makes it for me, it feels good in hand and it's a real Leica lens on a P&S! The finder doesn't really bother me for the P&S experience this is intended for...I am a much more discerning gear nut (and I hope photographer) than when I originally picked up the camera and I am still very much enthused by it...the one thing I really hate is the lack of ISO setting, so it's either DX code at box speed or 100 by default.
Recent snap from the first developed roll (I've got half a roll of Acros 100 in at the moment...) -
Apr17_17_Superia400_Minilux_14-Edit-2 by Ben Sandler, on Flickr
jamin-b
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Almost forgot - here are the details of the repairman:
Pedro Dolores
Phone 00351965899138
JP Camera <repfotografica@gmail.com>
Pedro Dolores
Phone 00351965899138
JP Camera <repfotografica@gmail.com>
Scope79
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I love that camera, I use Exposure compensation when I need to adjust iso , what really puzzles me is the AF system, it misses quite a lot of shots and tends to focus just past the object like in the foto below, here it focused on plastic containers behind woman seller. I always wondered if this bug only on my example?
taomei
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Yeah you can use the ISO setting to compensate for pushing / pulling to some degree the ISO as it goes from -2.0EV to +2.0EV in 0.5EV increments and the setting is remembered even if you turn the camera off or it goes to sleep (why oh why didn't they also make the flash settings persistent, I have no idea). So pushing a ISO400 canister to 1600 is easy, assuming you have DX coded canisters.
jamin-b
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UPDATED DETAILS FOR THE REPAIR SERVICE:
Pedro Dolores
Rua Dom Jeronimo de Azevedo 470 4º Andar Casa 41
4250-238 Porto
Portugal
Email ; leicareparacao@gmail.com
cameras he repairs:
Leica minilux
Leica Minilux Zoom
Leica CM
Ricoh R1
Ricoh GR1
Pedro Dolores
Rua Dom Jeronimo de Azevedo 470 4º Andar Casa 41
4250-238 Porto
Portugal
Email ; leicareparacao@gmail.com
cameras he repairs:
Leica minilux
Leica Minilux Zoom
Leica CM
Ricoh R1
Ricoh GR1
