RayD28 Posted September 29, 2022 Share #781 Posted September 29, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) On 9/28/2022 at 12:21 AM, Huss said: My M3 next to its bodyguard... 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! The blue and silver look great together. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Huss Posted September 29, 2022 Share #782 Posted September 29, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, RayD28 said: The blue and silver look great together. Thanks! I bought it from cameraleather.com. I had mixed results with them - this one fit great, the one I bought for my Leica 1f had terrible fit. Fyi I only replaced the original vulcanite because it literally started to crumble off in my hands! Edited September 29, 2022 by Huss 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
105012 Posted October 1, 2022 Share #783 Posted October 1, 2022 Of all the 50’s my favourite for an M3 is the mark 2a: 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! 15 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=4521582'>More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 1, 2022 Share #784 Posted October 1, 2022 What is a Mark 2A? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noctinoir Posted October 2, 2022 Share #785 Posted October 2, 2022 M3 and f/1 Just how I like it 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! 14 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=4522299'>More sharing options...
105012 Posted October 2, 2022 Share #786 Posted October 2, 2022 11 hours ago, kivis said: What is a Mark 2A? Summicron Rigid Type 2 first mechanical design, hence 2a (my own nomenclature). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 2, 2022 Share #787 Posted October 2, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 10 hours ago, 105012 said: Summicron Rigid Type 2 first mechanical design, hence 2a (my own nomenclature). Maybe say that the first time. Yes a fine lens indeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew01 Posted October 2, 2022 Share #788 Posted October 2, 2022 19 hours ago, Noctinoir said: M3 and f/1 Just how I like it 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! What a beast! Perfect for shooting in a coal mine:) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew01 Posted October 2, 2022 Share #789 Posted October 2, 2022 On 10/1/2022 at 6:55 AM, 105012 said: Of all the 50’s my favourite for an M3 is the mark 2a: 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! Love the look of the rigid summicron on the M3. I would love to get this lens one day but I suppose prices are off the charts now. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernest Posted October 10, 2022 Share #790 Posted October 10, 2022 My first (and only) M3 with its original DR Summicron. 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=4529907'>More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 11, 2022 Share #791 Posted October 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Ernest said: My first (and only) M3 with its original DR Summicron. 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! I've always wondered why the goggles for a 50mm lens on the M3? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M9reno Posted October 11, 2022 Share #792 Posted October 11, 2022 7 minutes ago, kivis said: I've always wondered why the goggles for a 50mm lens on the M3? For focusing close range 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aryel Posted October 11, 2022 Share #793 Posted October 11, 2022 On 10/3/2022 at 5:02 AM, andrew01 said: Love the look of the rigid summicron on the M3. I would love to get this lens one day but I suppose prices are off the charts now. Only if you are looking for a super mint one. A few cleaning marks significantly reduce the cost and may not impact the image. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
efour Posted October 13, 2022 Share #794 Posted October 13, 2022 Here is my M3 with the rigid v1 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=4531625'>More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 6, 2022 Share #795 Posted November 6, 2022 On 7/11/2010 at 12:23 AM, al-fresco said: We're the same age 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! Ditto...I mean the M3 and me, not you and I 🙂 Have been intending to post this for a while. I have an M7 (still one of my favourite cameras of all time) and a CL, I'd spent some years deciding whether to get an M3 the same age as me. I don't like black paint M cameras. So, for my 60th in May this year I got an M3, 2.0/50 rigid Summicron with IROOA and 2.8/90 Elmar - all in excellent condition (except for a small dent on the corner of the top plate under the frame counter window), silver, and all made 1962. I looked for an original 5.6/28 Summaron and put out some feelers with dealers from whom I'd bought previously. They are very rare, outrageously expensive (even before paying extra for an original hood to satisfy my OCD) and I was very concerned I'd end up with one where any hazed optics were unfixable. So I bought an original Leica 28 viewfinder in excellent condition and a silver TTArtisan 5.6/28. So I now have a complete M3, 28,50 and 90 kit (well ,maybe an original Summaron one day, maybe 🙄). The camera and that glorious viewfinder are a delight to use. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted November 6, 2022 Share #796 Posted November 6, 2022 9 minutes ago, MarkP said: May this year I got an M3, 2.0/50 rigid Summicron with IROOA and 2.8/90 Elmar - all in excellent condition Dear Mark, that looks like a 1:2.8/Tele-Elmarit. I have one. What surprised me was the variable quality of the lens. I bought six and kept the best of them, now one of my favourites. Enjoy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 6, 2022 Share #797 Posted November 6, 2022 (edited) 59 minutes ago, hektor said: Dear Mark, that looks like a 1:2.8/Tele-Elmarit. I have one. What surprised me was the variable quality of the lens. I bought six and kept the best of them, now one of my favourites. Enjoy My mistake Tele-Elmarit it is. and yes, very happy with the lens 🙂 Edited November 6, 2022 by MarkP 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkP Posted November 6, 2022 Share #798 Posted November 6, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 12:04 PM, Noctinoir said: M3 and f/1 Just how I like it 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! I haven’t used my 1.0/50 v3 yet on the M3 as I have been obsessed with the 2.0/5cm rigid Summicron. Will have to try it soon soon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted November 6, 2022 Share #799 Posted November 6, 2022 Mark, the sweet spot of the Summicron 1:2 / 50 is f/4-f/5.6. I have two, the standard 1956 lens and the "dopple-schnecke". The same optical design considered the highest resolution 35mm lens of the twentieth century. Contrast is not as high as more modern lenses, but with the advantages of modern technology (digital scanning and Photoshop) can be improved. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hektor Posted November 6, 2022 Share #800 Posted November 6, 2022 My M3, inherited from my father. 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! 7 2 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=4556460'>More sharing options...
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