Always wanted a Leica M3? Leica just made a special edition to rule them all, but itll cost you

Date:
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 13:01:10 +0000

Description:
Leica marks 70 year of its M-system with a stunning special edition of the
M3, the rangefinder that started it all.

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Leica is a specialist in pricey special edition cameras, but its latest creation isn't simply a new colorway, but one to mark 70 years of its legendary M-system. The new Leica M3 Edition 70 is a nod to the rangefinder camera that started it all back in 1954, the M3, and it's a stunner.

Naturally, the M3 Edition 70 costs a pretty penny, but even by Leica
standards it's an ultra-rare, ultra-expensive proposition it'll set you back 19,000 (that's around $25,000 / AU$37,000).

That's if you can get your hands on one. Leica has limited this special platinum-plated edition M3 to just 250 units, with each unit's unique number engraved on the camera's hotshoe (see 001/250, below). (Image credit: Leica)

It's not just the camera that comes in what we expect is an extravagant presentation box. The M3 Edition 70 is bundled with a Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm f/2 APSH lens, Leciavit M fast winder and a film container (probably the sexiest film container ever and yes, there's a roll of film inside). Film container not sold separately The Leica M3 Edition 70 is limited to just 250 units with an engraving on the hotshoe marking which one it is. (Image credit: Leica)

That Leicavit M fast winder is also available separately in three versions; black-painted, glossy black-painted and silver-chromed, for 900 (about $1,200 / AU$1,750). Sadly for most of us, we don't think that gorgeous film
container is available separately.

Leica M3 Edition 70 will be available in 2025 from select Leica stores, although there's no specific sales start date just yet.

If you want a piece of Leica history but can't quite stretch to the M3
Edition 70, Leica is also publishing a new Leica M' book, which covers the history of the Leica M-System over 250 pages, complete with iconic photographs, which costs 45 (around $60 / AU$90). The book will hit online stores and authorized dealers from November 5.

Interested in giving film photography a go? Check out our best film cameras guide for our favroite options. It includes the recently reviewed the Leica MP, another rangefinder in Leica's M-System which, like the M3, is a
wonderful antidote to today's fast-paced digital world. You might also like Best film cameras 2024: the finest classic and new analog cameras you can buy Want a super-rare Hasselblad? A new Earth Explorer edition of the X2D 100C
has been launchedfor $14,000 Street photography with the Leica M11-D is the closest experience Ive had to analog using a digital camera



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