This is my favourite camera, I love the M3, its a tank and still working perfectly even with all its bumps and bruises.
What is it about these Leica’s(I have a huge list, to big for this post)? I started shooting with digital and for some time now I have been developing film in my basement washroom and loving it! All manual focusing, exposure and most of them don’t even have meters/batteries, ah the simple things.
But this M3 has to be my favourite of them all, its my go-to camera now, strange as it has non of the fancy built in crap that my nikon had you adjust focus and exposure manually, weird..
Just a few test macro/close-up shots using the kiev 88CM medium format camera and the 80mm lens with bellows. Not light leaks here
Kodak Tmax 400 120 film developed with Ilford HC for 6.5 min.

Leica M3 photographed with the Kiev 88CM and 80mm lens with bellows

Leica M3 photographed with the Kiev 88CM and 80mm lens with bellows

Leica M3 photographed with the Kiev 88CM and 80mm lens with bellows

1969 Leica M3 ib black & white, Kodak Tmax 400 photographed with the Kiev 88CM and 80mm lens with bellows