The Leica M system was launched in 1954 when the M3 was introduced. The camera was named after the German word for rangefinder (“Meßsucher”) and the number of framelines that can be displayed in the viewfinder. The M3 featured several groundbreaking innovations, including the bayonet lens mount and a viewfinder with multiple, automatically changing framelines and parallax correction. The M3 stayed in production for more than a decade and inspired the refinement of the M system on an evolutionary basis. In total, Leica sold almost 700,000 M film cameras plus an undisclosed number of digital Ms. The original M3 was by far the most popular model, accounting for a third of all of Leica’s film rangefinder sales. While the development of the Leica M line has always maintained a purist approach to photography, the cameras were provided with additional features and functionalities over time…….

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