M3
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- Code names - 10150 = IGEMO (body only)
- IMARO = IGEMO + ELMAR-M (Elmar (III) f= 5 cm 1:3.5)
- ISUMO = IGEMO + SOOIC-M (F = 5 cm 1:2 Summicron II)
- ISUMO-N = IGEMO + SOOIC-M (F = 5 cm 1:2 Summicron II)-DR near focusing range
- ISUMO-S = IGEMO + SOOIC-M (F = 5 cm 1:2 Summicron II)-Rigid
- ISAIO = IGEMO + SOOIA-M (F = 5 cm 1:1.5 Summarit)
- 10330 = M3 J (black paint version made for Japanese market)
- Production era - 1954-1966; 233,209 assigned numbers (per list below) including 1320 in black and 214 in olive green
- Variants - 1958 single stoke -ss film transport lever replaced double stroke -ds from # 915521. Many changes of small details : lug shape / size / position throughout production run. 1958 two notches added to range finder frame in viewfinder to indicate depth of field jcb No frame selector lever 1955 # 785891. Metal pressure plate from 1957 # 844001. Modern shutter speeds from 1957 # 854001. Double-stroke wind-on replaced with single-stroke in 1958 # 914251. D.o.F. estimation notches in rangefinder, like with M2, from 1958 Change of 'dog-ear' to rivetless modern strap lugs somewhere around 1960. M3 J version in 2006 (400 cameras) lb
- Designer - Heinrich Janke
- Manuals & brochures
- M3 Instruction Manual.pdf courtesy of Joe Chan
- M-Series Factory Tips.pdf Craftsman's Monty Witt
- 1954 M-catalog.pdf (in German)
- 1964 M-catalog.pdf Courtesy of Mike Butkus
- The Leica M System 1960 (M3) Leicaphilia
Comment
- On the street - €EU 900-1,280 (ss) in 2015
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M3 Serial Numbers
SN Start | SN End | Product | Year | Batch |
---|---|---|---|---|
700000* | 700000* | Leica M3 | 1955 | 1* |
700001* | 710000* | Leica M3 (black+chrom-ds) | 1954 | 10000* |
730001 | 746450 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1955 | 16449 |
746451 | 746500 | Leica M3 ELC | 1955 | 50 |
746501 | 750000 | Leica M3 | 1955 | 3500 |
750001 | 759700 | Leica M3 (black+chrom-ds) | 1955 | 9700 |
759701 | 760000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1955 | 300 |
775001 | 780000 | Leica M3 (black+chrom-ds) | 1955 | 5000 |
780001 | 780090 | Leica M3 ELC | 1955 | 100 |
780101 | 787000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1955 | 6900 |
800000 | 805000** | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1955 | 5001** |
805001 | 805100 | Leica M3 ELC | 1955 | 100 |
805101** | 807500 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1955 | 2400** |
816001 | 816900** | Leica M3 | 1956 | 900** |
816901 | 817000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1956 | 100 |
817001** | 820500** | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1956 | 3500** |
829851 | 830000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1956 | 150 |
830001 | 837500 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1956 | 7500 |
837501 | 837620 | Leica M3 ELC (+ELW) | 1956 | 120 |
837721 | 839620 | Leica M3 | 1956 | 1900 |
839621 | 839700 | Leica M3 ELC | 1956 | 80 |
839701 | 840500 | Leica M3 | 1956 | 800 |
840501 | 840820 | Leica M3 ELC | 1956 | 320 |
840821 | 844780 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1956 | 4180 |
844781 | 845000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1956 | 220 |
851001 | 854000 | Leica M3 | 1956 | 3000 |
854001 | 858000 | Leica M3 | 1957 | 4000 |
862001 | 866620 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1957 | 4620 |
866621 | 867000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1957 | 380 |
872001 | 877000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ds) | 1957 | 5000 |
882001 | 886700 | Leica M3 | 1957 | 4700 |
886701 | 887000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1957 | 300 |
893001 | 894000** | Leica M3 | 1957 | 1000** |
894001 | 894570** | Leica M3 ELC (ss) | 1957 | 570** |
894571** | 898000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1957 | 3430** |
898001 | 903000 | Leica M3 (black+chrom-ds} | 1957 | 5000 |
903001 | 903300 | Leica M3 ELC | 1957 | 300 |
910001 | 910500** | Leica M3 (black} | 1957 | 500** |
910501 | 910600 | Leica M3 Olive Lackiert | 1957 | 100 |
910601 | 915000 | Leica M3(ds/ss) | 1957 | 4400** |
915001 | 915200 | Leica M3(chrom-ss) | 1957 | 200 |
916001 | 919250 | Leica M3 (black-ds) | 1957 | 3250 |
(cameras | below are | single-stroke /cameras above are | double-stroke | unless modified) |
919251 | 924500 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss)} | 1958 | 5250 |
920501 | 920521 | Leica M3 Olive Lackiert | 1958 | 21* |
920522** | 924400** | Leica M3 | 1958 | 3880** |
924401** | 924500** | Leica M3 ELC | 1958 | 100** |
926701 | 928922** | Leica M3 (olive) | 1959 | 2222** |
928923 | 929000 | ^ Postkamera (24 x 27 black) | 1958 | 78 |
950301 | 951900 | Leica M3 | 1959 | 1600 |
951901 | 952000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 100 |
952501 | 954800* | Leica M3 | 1959 | 2300 |
954801 | 954900 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 100 |
954901 | 955000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 100 |
957001 | 959400 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1959 | 2400 |
959401 | 959500 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert (ss) | 1959 | 100 |
961501 | 961700 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 200 |
961701 | 966500 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1959 | 4800 |
968351 | 968500 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 150 |
972001 | 974700 | Leica M3 (ss) | 1959 | 2700 |
974701 | 975000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 300 |
976501 | 979500 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1959 | 3000 |
984001 | 984200 | Leica M3 ELC | 1959 | 200 |
984201 | 987000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1959 | 2800 |
987001 | 987200 | Leica M3 ELC | 1960 | 200 |
987536 | 987600 | ^ Postkamera 24x27(55) 24x36(10) | 1960 | 65 |
990751 | 993500** | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1960 | 2750** |
993501 | 993750 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert (ss) | 1960 | 250 |
996001 | 998000** | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1960 | 2000** |
998001 | 998300 | Leica M3 ELC (chrom-ss) | 1960 | 300 |
998301** | 1000000** | Leica M3 | 1960 | 1700** |
1000001 | 1003700** | Leica M3 | 1960 | 3700** |
1003701 | 1004000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1960 | 300 |
1007001 | 1011000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1960 | 4000 |
1014001 | 1014300 | Leica M3 ELC | 1960 | 300 |
1014301 | 1017000 | Leica M3 | 1960 | 2700 |
1022001 | 1022700** | Leica M3 | 1961 | 700** |
1022701 | 1023000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1961 | 300 |
1023001** | 1027800** | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1961 | 4800** |
1027801 | 1028000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1961 | 200 |
1032001 | 1035400 | Leica M3 | 1961 | 3400 |
1036051 | 1036350 | Leica M3 ELC | 1961 | 300 |
1038001 | 1038800** | Leica M3 | 1961 | 800** |
1038801 | 1039000 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1961 | 200 |
1039001** | 1040000 | Leica M3 (black-ss) | 1961 | 1000** |
1040067 | 1040068** | Leica M3 | 1962 | 2** |
1040071** | 1040071** | Leica M3 | 1961 | 1** |
1040095** | 1040096 | Leica M3 | 1962 | 2** |
1040601 | 1043000 | Leica M3 | 1961 | 2400 |
1044001 | 1046000 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert (+chrom-ss) | 1962 | 2000 |
1046501 | 1047800** | Leica M3 | 1962 | 1300 |
1047801 | 1048000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1962 | 200 |
1055001 | 1059849** | Leica M3 | 1962 | 4849** |
1059850 | 1059999 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1962 | 150 |
1060000** | 1060000 | Leica M3 | 1962 | 1** |
1063001 | 1065000** | Leica M3 | 1962 | 2000** |
1065001 | 1065200 | Leica M3 ELC | 1962 | 200 |
1065201** | 1067500 | Leica M3 | 1962 | 2300** |
1067871** | 1068000** | Leica Postkamera | 1963 | 130** |
1070001 | 1074000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1963 | 4000 |
1077001 | 1080000 | Leica M3 | 1963 | 3000 |
1078501* | 1078800* | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1963 | 300 |
1088001 | 1091000 | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1963 | 3000 |
1093801 | 1097700** | Leica M3 (Schwz Lackiert+chrom-ss) | 1964 | 3900** |
1097701 | 1097850 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1964 | 150 |
1097851** | 1098000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1964 | 150** |
1100001 | 1102000 | Leica M3 | 1964 | 1950 |
1100401* | 1134150* | Leica M3 Olive Lackiert | 1964 | 50 |
1102901** | 1103000** | Leica M3 | 1965 | 100** |
1105001 | 1106900** | Leica M3 | 1965 | 1900** |
1106901 | 1107000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1965 | 100 |
1109001 | 1110500 | Leica M3 | 1965 | 1500 |
1110501 | 1112000 | Leica M3 | 1965 | 1500 |
1114976 | 1115000 | ^ Postkamera 24x27 | 1965 | 25 |
1128401* | 1130000* | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1965 | 1600* |
1133001 | 1134000** | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1965 | 1000** |
1134001 | 1134150 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1965 | 150 |
1134151** | 1135000** | Leica M3 (chrom-ss) | 1965 | 850** |
1135001 | 1135100 | Leica M3 ELC | 1965 | 100 |
1135101** | 1136000** | Leica M3 | 1965 | 900** |
1139001 | 1140900** | Leica M3 | 1966 | 1900 |
1140901 | 1141000 | Leica M3 ELC | 1966 | 100 |
1141897 | 1141968 | ^ Postkamera | 1966 | 72 |
1141969 | 1142000 | ^ Postkamera 24x27 | 1966 | 32 |
1155001 | 1157590** | Leica M3 (chrom+black-ss) | 1966 | 2590** |
1157591 | 1157600 | Leica M3 Schwz Lackiert | 1966 | 10 |
1157601** | 1158995** | Leica M3 | 1966 | 1395** |
1158501* | 1158510* | Leica M3 Lack | 1966 | 10* |
1158511p | 1158995p | Leica M3 | 1966 | 485p |
1158996* | 1158900* | Leica M3 Olive grun | 1966 | 5* |
1164846 | 1164865 | Leica M3 | 1967p | 20 |
1206962* | 1206999* | Leica M3 Olive Lackiert | 1969p | 38* |
3087301p | 3087700p | Leica M3 J (black paint) | 2006 | 400p |
TOTAL | ASSIGNED | SERIAL NUMBERS | 1954-2006 | 233,209 |
.* Serial numbers and batch total from Gandy's List
** Serial numbers from Serial Numbers Leica Cameras with computed batch total.
Unmarked SN's match between both lists and Gandy's batch total was used without recalculation.
ELC - Ernst Leitz Canada /
Schwz Lackiert - Black Lacquer /
Olive Lackiert - Safari Green Lacquer
^ Postkamera - in 24 x 36 and 24 x 27 versions for Post Office telephone meter reading with a fixed focus Summaron f= 3.5 cm 1:2.8 lens Postkameras formerly assigned to MD are now assigned to M3 per research done by Pierre Jeandrain.
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