The Leica M3 in silver chrome — the most celebrated rangefinder ever made with the brightest 0.91x viewfinder.
The Leica M3 (Silver Chrome) is the Leica M3 in its classic chrome finish — the first Leica M (introduced 1954) and the camera that established the Leica M bayonet mount. Chrome finish. Leica M mount.
35mm film. Fully mechanical. Leica M bayonet (the original M mount). Bright-line viewfinder (50/90/135mm frames). No built-in meter. Chrome finish. Leica M mount.
The Leica M3 Silver Chrome represents the classic chrome production run of the original Leica M. The M3 came in both Double Stroke (early production, requires two advance lever strokes per frame) and Single Stroke (post-1958) variants — verify which type from the physical camera. Chrome finish.
On the used market the Leica M3 (Silver Chrome) is a classic and collectible film camera. Condition checks: mechanical shutter, rangefinder patch, advance mechanism (single or double stroke). Leica M mount.