Leica M3 (Body Only) – FRESH CLA

This is a single-stroke M3 (body only), build year 1959.

 

We photograph every individual used camera that we sell.  There is some wear on this item, with the most wear on the back door.  Please see photos for cosmetic condition.  We consider the photos part of the listing. 

 

Includes:

• Leica M3 Body, SN:952587

 

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). The M3 introduced several features to the Leica, among them the combination of viewfinder and rangefinder in one bright window, the bayonet lens mount, and the rapid film advance lever. It was the most successful model of the M series, with over 220,000 units sold by the time production of the M3 model ended in 1966.

 

Our cameras are covered by a 30-day parts and labor warranty.  Read about our return policies here.

Here’s a video of photographer KingJvpes shooting on the streets of San Francisco with the earlier Leica M2: