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Leica M3 (1954)
Ernst Leitz GmbH
Uncommon
Date
1954
Object Type
35mm rangefinder camera
Medium / Material
Brass body with vulcanite covering, chrome trim
Production Place
Wetzlar, Hesse, West Germany
Dimensions
H 77 × W 138 × D 36 mm · 580 g
Condition
Very Good
Double-stroke Leica M3 with matching Summicron 50 mm f/2 collapsible lens. The M3 introduced the now-ubiquitous M-bayonet mount and parallax-corrected bright-line finder.
Materials & Techniques
Brass, chrome plating, vulcanite, glass, leather
Location
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