Stealth3kpl Posted January 25, 2013 Share #241 Posted January 25, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) This is what happens when you go on Ebay with a glass of wine in your hand. No one else bid and she became mine We've only just met but, although my heart belongs to my M2s, I feel a great deal of affection for her. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 12 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2224368'>More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted January 25, 2013 Posted January 25, 2013 Hi Stealth3kpl, Take a look here I love my M3. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Dr. No Posted January 25, 2013 Share #242 Posted January 25, 2013 duett - my M3 and M2 of a friend of mine! ...next time we change cameras Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! cheers, OLAF 19 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! cheers, OLAF ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2224515'>More sharing options...
hepcat Posted February 5, 2013 Share #243 Posted February 5, 2013 I broke down yesterday and bought an M3 from an eBay seller. I have a fairly large box of cassettes of unexposed, long expired film that was calling to me. I guess I'm back in the film business. Geez... I just realized I haven't bought chemistry in over 15 years... can you still buy D-76? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzes Posted February 10, 2013 Share #244 Posted February 10, 2013 living room still life [3000X3000] by Istvan Penzes , on Flickr Hasselblad 503CW Carl Zeiss Sonnar 4.0/150 16mm Distance Ring Fuji Neopan 400 Emofin Imacon Flextight 343 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticman Posted February 12, 2013 Share #245 Posted February 12, 2013 Penzes - I keep coming back to your great, lyrical shots - I can really lose myself in them at times. This is just yet another beauty that's as dangerous as a marketing campaign: I find myself idly wondering whether I should get myself a Polaroid 600SE... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzes Posted February 12, 2013 Share #246 Posted February 12, 2013 Thank you for the kind words. Start marketing: In my flickr stream you could see a few pictures made with the Polaroid 600SE. I have beside the Polaroid back also a 6X9 Film back and I think, its fun to shoot with the camera. The Polaroid pictures have some magical touch. End of marketing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted February 13, 2013 Share #247 Posted February 13, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) My "new" M3 arrived yesterday. Now I can start burning through all that film I have lying around and haven't touched in years. It's all LONG expired, but it's going to be fun anyway. Here's my M3 with the 50mm Summarit it came with and my M8 with the 90 Summicron. I called this image "Firsts." It's the first production M body model and the first production digital M model. The M3 is a 1959 vintage production and the M8 is a late 2008 vintage "anti-Panda" model. I shot this with my M9 and a 75mm Heliar. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 8 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2242166'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted February 14, 2013 Share #248 Posted February 14, 2013 Hello Hepcat, You might consider reversing those 2 lenses: The 90mm lens would focus & frame really well on the M3. The M3's .91X range/viewfinder was designed with just that lens in mind. The 50mm lens used with the .68X range/viewfinder on the M8 should focus & frame reasonably well. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted February 14, 2013 Share #249 Posted February 14, 2013 Hello Hepcat, You might consider reversing those 2 lenses: The 90mm lens would focus & frame really well on the M3. The M3's .91X range/viewfinder was designed with just that lens in mind. The 50mm lens used with the .68X range/viewfinder on the M8 should focus & frame reasonably well. Best Regards, Michael Thanks Michael. Actually, I was just matching finishes, chrome on chrome and black on black for the portrait. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted February 28, 2013 Share #250 Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Just playing around today... shot with the M8 and the VC 75mm f/1.8 wide open. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited February 28, 2013 by hepcat 7 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2255677'>More sharing options...
eddds Posted March 4, 2013 Share #251 Posted March 4, 2013 My M3 with the Summarit, Taken with D-Lux 6 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 9 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2260470'>More sharing options...
essphoto Posted March 4, 2013 Share #252 Posted March 4, 2013 I recently purchased a good condition M3 off of FM. I shot with it for the first time last week -- my first time also with a Leica film camera, ever -- and I think I'm hooked. Only thing, I feel like the focusing was a bit off in many of the photos. I was shooting with a 35 Summilux FLE, mainly landscapes and nature. At infinity, though, far off objects in the distance were not exactly in focus. I needed to focus slightly before infinity for them to be tack on. Is that a problem with the camera or lens do you think? Or is this normal behavior? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 12, 2013 Share #253 Posted March 12, 2013 Hello essphoto, Welcome to the Forum. The M3 has the best range/viewfinder of any "M". Ever. If something is not in focus either the lens or the range/viewfinder is out of alignment. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted March 31, 2013 Share #254 Posted March 31, 2013 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcutting Posted March 31, 2013 Share #255 Posted March 31, 2013 I love my M3 too! 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted March 31, 2013 Share #256 Posted March 31, 2013 hello rcutting, Welcome to the Forum. Nice camera. You are lucky to have such a nice example of a Second Optical Version, First Mechanical Version Summilux. Many people think that combination is the best 50mm Summilux made before the current model. And, as you know, you have the best range/viewfinder version of any "M" to frame & focus a 50mm lens with. Do you have & use a 12521 (XOOIM) rigid lens shade with it? A rigid lens hood protects a lens from unintentional impact & damage (Its main job) as well as suppressing flare in a surprising number of places. Especially with a large aperture lens. Better to replace a lens shade than a lens element or lens mount. Best Regards, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcutting Posted April 1, 2013 Share #257 Posted April 1, 2013 Michael Thank you for the comments, and yes i do use the shade you mentioned. I never want to damage this nice lens! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
whirlwindphoto52 Posted April 19, 2013 Share #258 Posted April 19, 2013 Here is my M3 with an Elmar 5cm/3.5. Both purchased from a local used camera dealer. I'm in the process of shooting a roll of 1998 vintage Agfa APX 100. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 10 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/120387-i-love-my-m3/?do=findComment&comment=2303001'>More sharing options...
kivis Posted May 10, 2013 Share #259 Posted May 10, 2013 Here is the rear of my M3 enclosed in a super thin lambskin cover by A&A plus a super soft black leather neck strap that really is more of a long wrist strap by Black Label Bags. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted May 10, 2013 Share #260 Posted May 10, 2013 Here is the front mated with a CV 40 mm f1.4 which I am really enjoying these days. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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