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Leica M3

Leica M3

€2.399,00 EUR
€2.399,00 EUR
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Used item, no tax.
Tested and inspected with special tools and machinery. Working correctly after professional repair or service. Any flaws present will be noted and will not affect typical use.
Serviced 06/2023:

Shutter and winding mechanisms lubricated. All functions and flash sync tested working. The leatherette has been patched.

Early version with "Buddha ear" strap lugs and single-stroke film advance.

Has a lot of external wear with some paint missing and deep scratches on the body.

Details: Leica M3

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
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Leica M System

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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