The Leica M3 is a 35 mm rangefinder camera by Ernst Leitz GmbH (now Leica Camera AG), introduced in 1954. It was a new starting point for Leitz, which until then had only produced screw-mount Leica cameras that were incremental improvements to its original Leica (Ur-Leica).

徕卡M3，产地德国，小部分加拿大，是徕卡生产的一款胶卷相机，扫描出来约3600w像素。 1954年在当时的西德科隆举办的照相器材博览会上，Leica公司发表了日后取得历史性荣誉的照相机“Leica M3”。 实际上M3是在改良了Leica BARNACK Model的诸多不足后产生的机型。 首先是对镜头卡口的改进，把旋入式的螺丝口（也就是俗称的L口）改成了插入式的M口，使得交换镜头更加迅速。 取景窗也由双眼式改成了单眼式，内装有50MM、90MM、135MM取景框，有视差自动 …

2023年3月22日 · In this article, we will explore why the Leica M3 remains one of Leica’s most celebrated and in-demand models over half a century after it was first launched. The camera is considered to be...

2024年6月5日 · The Leica M3 was introduced in 1954. It was a new starting point for Leitz , which until then had only produced screw-mount Leica cameras that were incremental improvements to its original Leica ( Ur-Leica ).

2025年1月13日 · The Leica M3 arrived in 1954. The M3 was the first of the M series Leica cameras. It was the first Leica body with a bayonet-style mount for interchangeable lenses. The M3 had a .92 magnification finder, the first to combine the rangefinder and viewfinder into one window. The M3 advanced film by a lever rather than a knob.

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This is a Leica M3 35mm rangefinder camera, built by Ernst Leitz GmbH from 1954 to 1966. It was the first Leica that used the Leica M lens mount, the first Leica with a coincident image rangefinder, and the first Leica with a wind lever.

2015年1月17日 · The Leica M3 was a revolutionary design. It had a combined rangefinder and viewfinder, with parallax corrected frames that matched the focal length of the mounted lens automatically. The viewfinder was the brightest ever made. The M3 was the first camera with an advance lever, instead of a knob.

2024年9月26日 · The new Leica M3 created a worldwide sensation when it was introduced at Photokina 1954 in Cologne, Germany. By 1966, when the last Leica M3 rolled off the bench assembly “production line,” more than 226,000 had been sold, a remarkable achievement for a camera of this quality and complexity.

On June 10, 2023, Leica M3 #700417 “one corner” sold for €66,000 at the Leitz auction, shattering the estimate of €32,000-36,000 and demonstrating the immense value placed on these first style M3s by collectors.