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Had my first little "photo walk" with my "new" M3. To shoot this is like nothing else! I had a light meeter with me, but used it only for a few shots and tried to "gestimate" the rest. Turned out pret

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This was a guilt free purchase, my wife said "well you need different cameras for different purposes" --- I really didn't hear much after the word need.

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I love my M3 so much that I added a forearm  (de)stabiliser to it. 

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Here's mine. DS + Canon 50mm 1.4 LTM.

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This was a guilt free purchase, my wife said "well you need different cameras for different purposes" --- I really didn't hear much after the word need. :)

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The jewel in the crown, for a camera that just works they'll never be another like this.

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I just received a MR-4 to go with my M.

 

The bag for this weekend getaway: heavy, light, and digital.

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Just ordered an M3.....selling my M9 on here as it just wasn't doing it for me like Tri-x. Plus I like the idea that it will hold its value.

Trying to decide what the best 'classic' 50mm lens is to get....dual range summicron maybe, or elmar 2.8.

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Got it today - wow! The viewfinder trounces the M9 and M6 for brightness.

It feels more solid and well made than any camera I have used before.

Picked up a collapsible summicron and a 90 f4 from the excellent Leica Store Manchester (best service and knowledge around) and am loaded and ready to go. Can't wait.

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Got it today - wow! The viewfinder trounces the M9 and M6 for brightness.

It feels more solid and well made than any camera I have used before.

Picked up a collapsible summicron and a 90 f4 from the excellent Leica Store Manchester (best service and knowledge around) and am loaded and ready to go. Can't wait.

Great camera, my favourite. Not suitable for wide angle lens though (for which I use my M7).

Enjoy.

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So I just got my first View Camera. A Horseman VH-R.

It's a great tool to take photos of Leicas. :lol:

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If Maxwell still makes screens for the VH-R, add one.  They are easily twice as bright as a stock screen. Traded my Horseman to retun to Leica but still miss it on occasion.

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carljmoss

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My turn to add to the songs of praise for this beauty.

 

I've just got one - an early, double-stroke, Buddha ears M3. What a joy. I have lots of LSM lenses so being able to use them with a simple adapter is marvellous. I'm picking up an M Elmar at the weekend, and I'll feel that I'm a real M3 aficionado once I've got that. I too have a IIIf - which is wonderful - but the M3 is something very special indeed.

 

I can't add any more to the things other people have said here other than to say that if there is a finer 35mm camera I've yet to see it.

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Here's my 1956 M3 DS with my grandfather's 1937 Summar 5cm/2.0 LTM lens. I had the Summar CLA'd by DAG last year because it had some clouding and Youxin Ye just CLA'd the M3 body last week for me.

 

I understand that all the known Stradivarius violins have names -- individual names, like people.  The same rationale might be applicable to Leica M3s.  When I get one I might give it a name.  Anyway, I have a name for this one: Carmen Miranda.

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