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Leica M3 - Camera
Leica M3 - Camera
35mm manual focus Leica M mount rangefinder camera by Ernst Leitz GmbH, introduced in 1954. It was the first M-mount Leica camera. The M3 introduced several features to the Leica, among them the combination of a viewfinder and rangefinder in one bright window, a bayonet lens mount, and a rapid film advance lever. It was the most successful model of the M series. 0.92× viewfinder magnification with 50mm, 90mm, and 135mm frame lines. Later single-stroke version. Metal body available in silver grey and black.
- Shutter: Horizontal focal plane, 1s - 1/1000s + B
- Size: 137 x 76 x 36mm
- Weight: 590g
Leica M
Leica’s M mount was introduced in 1953 alongside its first camera, the M3. Despite the rise of the SLR, Leica cameras have continued to succeed as their unique combination of build quality, speed, and discretion sets them apart from competition. The M bayonet mount, and the cameras introduced alongside it, offered (& continue to offer) a number of advantages over SLRs and other rangefinder cameras.
One big advantage is automatic framelines, which react to the lens on the camera to show accurate framelines in the viewfinder. This is even possible with older Leica Thread Mount (LTM) lenses if the correct adapter is used.
Other manufacturers, such as Cosina Voigtländer, Carl Zeiss, Konica, and Minolta, have also produced rangefinder cameras using Leica M mount.
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Leica Lens Hood (12585H)
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Leica E39 UVa Filter (13132)
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Zeiss Ikon Side Grip
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Leica 35mm / 135mm LTM - M-mount Adapter Ring (ISOOZ / 14099)
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Carl Zeiss 35mm f2.8 Biogon C T* ZM
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Leica 50mm f2 Summicron DR
Regular price €1.499,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica Lens Hood (12585H)
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Leica E39 UVa Filter (13131)
Regular price €45,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica M3 (Double Stroke)
Regular price €1.799,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica Lens Hood (ITDOO)
Regular price €89,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica Copy Stand (BEOON / 16511)
Regular price €200,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica M4-P
Regular price €2.199,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica 50mm f2 Summicron-M (Type V)
Regular price €1.699,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Voigtländer 28mm f2 Ultron
Regular price €489,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica 35mm Cassette (IXMOO)
Regular price €45,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica 35mm Cassette (IXMOO)
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Generic Pentax K - Leica M Adapter
Regular price €55,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Carl Zeiss 50mm f2 Planar T* ZM
Regular price €659,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica Elmar Copy Stand (BELUN)
Regular price €35,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica 35mm f2 Summicron-M (Type IV)
Regular price €4.999,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Voigtländer 28mm f2 Ultron Aspherical VM II
Regular price €649,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Voigtländer 21mm f4 Color-Skopar
Regular price €399,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica M-A (Typ. 127)
Regular price €3.699,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica M6 TTL
Regular price €3.999,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per -
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Leica 75mm f1.4 Summilux-M
Regular price €3.799,00 EURRegular priceUnit price / per