Leica M3 Archives

16 February, 2023

5 frames with a lost Kodak ColorPlus 200, a Leica M3 & 40mm Summicron-C – By Hugo Munoz

By Hugo Munoz

Finding an unscanned film from a few months ago is nothing compared to great photographers finding amazing images from decades ago. But for me who likes to develop at home as so...

22 November, 2022

5 Frames with a Leica M3 in the Singapore Botanic Gardens – by Sroyon

By Sroyon

I've studied and worked in several countries, but my current workplace, at least in terms of location, is definitely my favourite. It's located inside the Singapore Botanic Gard...

25 August, 2022

5 Frames with Leica M3 and 50mm Summicron – By Rene Villaroman

By RENATO VILLAROMAN

Recently I surmounted all my mostly aesthetic biases against the Leica M3 and purchased one again after selling my first in the early 90s. My first M3 was an early example doubl...

16 August, 2022

5 Frames in a Reclamation Yard with a Leica M3 and Summitar 50/2 – By Nik Stanbridge

By Nik Stanbridge

I can't really remember the exact sequence of events and thoughts that led to my decision to buy a Leica. However, I think it was around the time that I posted more articles her...

22 February, 2022

The Leica for a Year Project – By Patrick Medd

By Patrick Medd

The Venn diagram describing the readership of 35mmc and of Mike Johnston’s blog ‘The Online Photographer’, may not have a huge amount of overlap—on the other hand it may, I don’...

1 August, 2021

How to use a Modern Flash Gun with a Leica M3, M2 and M1 – By Phong Nguyen

By Phong Nguyen

Photographers using Leica M film cameras often say that they do not need flash and prefer to shoot in ambient light. However, if you go through websites related to Leica, the su...

9 June, 2020

Architectural photography with a 50mm lens (and some thoughts on minimalism) – By Daniel Sigg

By Daniel Sigg

I love modern design, and in particular also interior and exterior architectural design. Most recently, I have been focusing on architectural subjects in my photography. It turn...

26 May, 2020

5 Frames With a Leica M3 & 90mm f/2.8 Elmarit – By Wyatt Ryan

By Wyatt Ryan

I bought this camera and lens combo nearly two years ago, and finally received it back from being fully serviced just as COVID-19 began sweeping through the United States. As su...

Geoff Chaplin on Ricoh FF9s Review – with a roll of IR friendly Rollei 80s – by Ivan B. Palli
"Luckily though I had cut between frames! What are the chances?" if you can feel the sprocket holes snd cut…
Ibraar Hussain on Panasonic C—D 2200 ZM – Round Two
Enjoyed this and what a very very nice shot to finish off with I’ve a Panasonic Mini AF I’ve had…
Ibraar Hussain on Towers – My favorite shot of 2025
Superb shot The tones are lush and the icing on the cake is the flash of sun amongst the dark…

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