tobey bilek Posted August 14, 2010 Share #21 Posted August 14, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) Love mine too along with the M2, M2R, M4-2, M4-P and M6`s. The full frame digi Nikons get more use, but less love. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted August 14, 2010 Posted August 14, 2010 Hi tobey bilek, Take a look here I love my M3. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
hteasley Posted August 17, 2010 Share #22 Posted August 17, 2010 Love mine. Was shooting with it not ten minutes ago. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain parker Posted August 24, 2010 Share #23 Posted August 24, 2010 i will be honest i have had quite a few leicas through my hands over the years, including the very disappointing M8 (but then again it could just have been me!). i got an M3 about two months ago and have not looked back since. fantastic camera, fantastic build and with a good lens, pretty much the best. you do have to adjust your technique somewhat to get the best out the equipment, but with a little patience and practice it does become the extension of the eye. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain parker Posted August 24, 2010 Share #24 Posted August 24, 2010 P.S. a few images taken using my M3. Flickr: iain parker's Photostream Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzes Posted October 9, 2010 Share #25 Posted October 9, 2010 Leica generations by Istvan Penzes, on Flickr 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austinite Posted October 10, 2010 Author Share #26 Posted October 10, 2010 Sixstring I actually let my M6 go and kept the M3. Reason? Meter. I wasted more time with the silly red lights on the M6 meter than I did determaining the correct exposure in my head using the M3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain parker Posted October 21, 2010 Share #27 Posted October 21, 2010 Advertisement (gone after registration) My M3 is a wonderful camera. i prefer the ergonomics when compared the the MP, the uncluttered style and approach not only brings back the golden age of photography but with some practice can be an amazing photographic tool still useable today. how many digital camera's will still be useable in 50 yrs? Residence - a set on Flickr linked is a project shot using an M3 and 50mm Summilux ASPH. (mostly) 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aesop Posted October 21, 2010 Share #28 Posted October 21, 2010 Sixstring I actually let my M6 go and kept the M3. Reason? Meter. I wasted more time with the silly red lights on the M6 meter than I did determaining the correct exposure in my head using the M3. ...with respect, this is yet another glorious non-sequitur. Nothing wrong with preferring the M3, but you could easily have removed the M6's battery, thus doing away with the silly red lights, non? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaybob Posted October 21, 2010 Share #29 Posted October 21, 2010 I'm in love as well. M3 and Summitar 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! 3 Quote 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=1478850'>More sharing options...
Austinite Posted October 27, 2010 Author Share #30 Posted October 27, 2010 ...with respect, this is yet another glorious non-sequitur. Nothing wrong with preferring the M3, but you could easily have removed the M6's battery, thus doing away with the silly red lights, non? I received more money for the M6 than I could for my M3 DS. An easy decicion for me. non? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bw762 Posted November 13, 2010 Share #31 Posted November 13, 2010 I just bought this and it is in beautiful shape - not a scratch or bright spot on it. But the slow shutter sticks a little. It still has the L seal on it so i'm trying to decide if I want to get it CLA'd or just put it on a shelf. :confused: 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! 3 Quote 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=1501068'>More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 13, 2010 Share #32 Posted November 13, 2010 Hello bw762, Welcome to the forum. One of the recurrent conundrums of this Forum appears again: Use? OR Leave on a shelf? You see your M3, second version Dual Range Summicron & first version MR Meter were designed & built to work. They are Samoyeds. Occasional couch potatos to be fondled & played w/ but primarily happiest & healthiest when working. If you excersise the camera, lens & meter in all aspects a # of times @ least once a month not only may your shutter speeds become more appropriate but everything will work better. BTW: This is a photographic kit, exactly as you have it, which actually takes good pictures. But don't forget to excersise it for a while first. If you need there are plenty of people on this Forum who would be glad to answer any questions you might have about using or collecting as well as a number who will most likely disagree with my contentions that you might not need a CLA & you might actually consider using such a nice kit. If no such people appear & you would like I would be glad to be my own counter foil, although I have a feeling I won't have to. I don't actually have a horse in this race. I just like people to have a varied perspective. Best Regards, Michael Who actually uses an M3 as his basic camera. BTW: You should look @ the spiffy leather bellows inside your DR. Don't do anything to them though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penzes Posted November 14, 2010 Share #33 Posted November 14, 2010 Hi, nice kit, I would use it anyway. I have two nice M3's and I'm using both of them on regular base, but without the Leicameter. I don't want to have the top plate scratched. twins by Istvan Penzes, on Flickr @ Michael, what do you mean by second version of the dual range Summicron? 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Geschlecht Posted November 15, 2010 Share #34 Posted November 15, 2010 Hello Istvan, Sorry for the confusion. I should have said: Second mechanical version. First version DR has the knurls on the peaks. Second version: Knurls in the dimples of the focussing ring like the lens in the foreground of your picture. I don't know how many mechanical or optical versions total there have been of the DR. For example: The 35mm Summicron w/ goggles came in @ least two mechanical & possibly more than one optical versions. Best Regards, Michael Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted January 18, 2011 Share #35 Posted January 18, 2011 I am getting an M3 today, pretty damn excited. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twotone Posted January 18, 2011 Share #36 Posted January 18, 2011 Here's mine only had it for about three weeks and only started using it yesterday. A wonderful camera, certainly the best I've ever had. http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/leica-collectors-historica/158930-new-leica-m3-owner-seeking-lens-3.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
guywalder Posted January 21, 2011 Share #37 Posted January 21, 2011 just arrived, after a refresh in Solms 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! 3 Quote 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=1565244'>More sharing options...
Penzes Posted January 21, 2011 Share #38 Posted January 21, 2011 Great, the seal is something really nice in the package. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted January 25, 2011 Share #39 Posted January 25, 2011 I am getting an M3 today, pretty damn excited.Got it and sent it off to Ye Youxin for a CLA (I did it before I got attached to it). Voila It came back yesterday!! Bliss, photo to follow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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