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dave_kite

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<p>Greetings,<br>

I have been shooting a TLX for about 10 cassettes. I have had no problems thus far. I have read in previous posts that the TLX/LX has had problems with shutter freeze. Electronics and battery seem to be described as the culprit. One post said that 1995 - 1998 models were prone to this "defect" (my TLX is a 1997 make). Are post 1998 TLX's more reliable?<br>

My TLX has the battery pack and works well. This said, I'm looking to purchase a second Minox. I am either going to get a second TLX or a CLA'd C. Based on user experience do you have a preference between these 2 cameras in terms of image quality and reliability? I plan to have one loaded for color and one for B&W.<br>

Thanks for your thoughts.</p>

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<p>I really think you should forgo the second TLX or even the C model and try a IIIs. A B model with a calibrated meter is cool but for the real Minox experience and staying with what its all about, I would go with the IIIs. Get a flash unit, some old bulbs and some B&W film or even color from lab811.com out of Germany. I have an LX, I have two B and even the C model but I carry the IIIs every day, its that portable. Its what Walter Zapp meant. the LX series is very nice but there is nothing like a pure mechanical shutter. Middle ground would be a Model BL, rarer still than the TLX you have but it marries the two worlds perfectly. A bit pricey though compared to a IIIs but cheaper than your TLX. In the end it will be your personal comfort level of camera automation. </p>
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<p>Hi Dave...I second Martin,regarding the purchase of a BL.However,if not available or out of your budget,I would say a IIIs it's just the thing you need.Meterless indeed,but it does the job perfectly.At least for me :-).<br>

Good luck in picking your favorite and using it!<br>

Kind regards,<br>

JT</p>

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<p>The more accurate question is "are there any TLX made after 1997?" Then there was a big sell off of TLX at huge discounts in Germany mail order magazine.<br>

My new full price TLX in 2001 shutter failed. It was fixed and returned in a month. CLX, Avaitor and LX 2000 are all fine. A LX is likely to be a better more reliable camera of the range.<br>

My Minox C of 74 and 83 have continued to work well. My 72 BL was replaced twice by Minox and still continued to give problems for years. I have had a number of new from the factory BLs. They should be the best of the cameras but the C is the camera that goes on and on.<br>

I got a Complan C badly damaged circuit board from battery leak. Steve Uhrig sold me the parts from a scrapped C and Steve Britton rebuilt the camera. A mint complan C full serviced is really a great camera to use. My best Minox camera is a CLA complan C serviced by DAG in 2000.<br>

A and B models wind on the film when you open up the view finder. As I started on the BL and went to the C this feature of the earlier models stops me using them. Even though longer than the other models all my best photographs happen to come from a Minox C and I have carried other cameras since 1989 and always have a Minox with me although now it is just as easy to use a 35mm or digital particularly when I want wide angle or zoom.<br>

When using two cameras I found that a C & BL or a chrome and a black C, then a chrome and a black LX useful as I would use slides and color negative and this way never got confused which film was in which camera. for sometime I also carried a Minolta QT and MGs and have some views taken with all four cameras.</p>

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