Leica M3 (1954)

Ernst Leitz GmbH

Leica M3 rangefinder — Wikipedia: Leica M3

Rarity: 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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