Serial number of all M cameras, is well noted in many publications and was boughtīy Michael von Rosen from the original owner in 1970. Kruckenhauser, a ski and mountain photographer in 1955. 700000 was presented to Austrian, Professor While the Leica M3 has enjoyed a very longest product
Personally, I would conclude the earlier version is be more acceptableīecause regardless, the M2 was released 4 years later in 1958 (1958~1967), followedīy the M1 in 1959 (1959~1964). Leica stringent standard, the eventual M1 could be the used as the ultimate model Since it may not a camera that introduced in perfect mechanical engineering in meeting
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Was assembled based on Leica IIIc (1940~1951) body in 1942 and was just separatedįrom SM IIIx series in the difference of a new bayonet lens mount used. There are a few wild guess with use of "M3"Īnd not "M1" one possible theory was the single knob shutter prototype Their prototype (Code Name LEICA IV) as early as in 1935 (one such prototype wasĮxhibited in Work Museum, Solms). As some reading references had indicated Leica had already experimenting Stuttgart Contax and Oberkochen Zeiss had slowly covered from the devastating warīombings and one of the serious consideration that could made a difference was probablyĪlso recognized the ease of use with the bayonet mount as used on the 1932's Contaxġ over the years. Further, even within the domestic development which saw both These seemingly Leica replicas could had alertedĪnd subsequently prompted Leica in seriously considering deployment of such a majorĭecision on migration. and in particularly, from Nippon Kogaku KK with an odd format Nikon The concerning issued was the initial successful debuts from the orient, the original Stages over the practicality between adoption of SM and bayonet mount. Please respect the visual property of the contributing The Company also operates their own active, popular EBAY STORE, trading for many major camera brands and collectibles. Nice folks from Wish-4-Leica ®, Holland. SITE PREVIEW 2nd draft, 8th August, 2008. Mount rangefinder system as early as before the end of 1940.Ī brief Introduction on LEICA M3 Series Rangefinder Camera Models, 1954~1966 Of the German optical industry where both had already released their respective bayonet I guess the likes of Nippon Kogaku KK (Nikon) &Ĭanon (old name of Seiki Kogaku) had posted the biggest threat to the continual dominance The first Leica rangefinder camera was the LEICA M3 which was Of a bayonet mount Leica has answered the competitions with a new proprietary bayonet
Post war period as well as domestic business rivalry of Contax / Zeiss introduction With renewed rising threat of Japanese photographic equipment industry during the Building on the earlier foundation of the screw mount Leica/Leitz cameras/lenses Model names do not actually interpreted as which model was introduced ahead of the System or Leica/Leitz rangefinder collectibles, you may have to get used to a littleĭifference from other oriental models i.e. A visual Library on Leica M3 Series Rangefinder (RF) Camera Series- index page
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