Leica M3 Photography
Unknown Author - 2017
Che Guevara – RENE BURRI
Man with bandage – Fred Herzog, 1968
Muhammad Ali – Thomas Hoepker, 1966
After the war, Leitz continued to produce the late versions of the Leica II and the Leica III through the 1950s. However, in 1954, Leitz introduced the Leica M3, with the new Leica M mount, a bayonet-like lens mount. The new camera also combined the rangefinder and viewfinder into one large, bright viewfinder with a brighter double image in the center. This system also introduced a system of parallax compensation and a new rubberized, reliable, focal-plane shutter.