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The M3

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Its a beautiful camera and I love the weight and feel of it.  It is made of brass, which will show over time and use.  I have the double stroke version and the film advance is butter smooth.  I mention above that when I shoot my 35mm lens, I just use the whole viewfinder as my framelines.  The viewfinder is amazingly bright and I do find focusing to be relatively easy.  I've never had an issue loading film, but my M3 may have the loading upgraded (M4 version?). The M3 has no meter and I don't trust myself to read the light properly so I either use a handheld meter or use the voigtlander VC meter II pictured above/below.  Its very accurate and very easy to use.

 

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The M6

 

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The M6 is not made of brass but is still has a solid weight and feel.  My viewfinder is the 0.85× version and has these framelines: (35-135, 50-75, 90).  The film advance is nice and smooth but the M3 feels nicer (in my opinion).  Focusing is easy and the viewfinder is bright.  Loading is a breeze, but that may be due to experience with these cameras.  The light meter is fairly accurate.

 

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If you asked me which one I would keep if I had to choose....  I would have a very hard time deciding.   I would probably keep the M3 as I love the feel and I have other ways of meter the light when I need to nail the exposure.  That said, the M6 is a great camera which I would be hard pressed to sell or get rid of.  Good luck on your search of an M camera and keep us updated on which one you get.  Have you considered an M5?  They tend to go a bit cheaper then the other M cameras.  Or a Voigtlander Bessa RM3 or RM2?  They are a lot more affordable than Leicas and can take M mount lens.


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Hi I have an opportunity to buy either, but am having a hard time deciding since i like using 50's there my favorite focal length. But since I do a lot of street photography a 35mm lens would be nice. I am wondering due to the easier focusing on the m3 and the 28 and 35mm frame lines on the m2. Please discuss below. 

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I have a M3 and a M6. On the M3, when I want to shoot my Voigtlander 35mm 1.4, I just use the whole viewfinder. That seems to work for me.

That said, I've always wanted a black paint M2....

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I have a M3 and a M6. On the M3, when I want to shoot my Voigtlander 35mm 1.4, I just use the whole viewfinder. That seems to work for me.

That said, I've always wanted a black paint M2....

how do the m6 and m3 compare

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The M3

i-kXmgGgZ-L.jpg

 

Its a beautiful camera and I love the weight and feel of it.  It is made of brass, which will show over time and use.  I have the double stroke version and the film advance is butter smooth.  I mention above that when I shoot my 35mm lens, I just use the whole viewfinder as my framelines.  The viewfinder is amazingly bright and I do find focusing to be relatively easy.  I've never had an issue loading film, but my M3 may have the loading upgraded (M4 version?). The M3 has no meter and I don't trust myself to read the light properly so I either use a handheld meter or use the voigtlander VC meter II pictured above/below.  Its very accurate and very easy to use.

 

i-TNsQM5z-L.jpg

 

i-PqSBm3F-XL.jpg

 

 

The M6

 

i-bqcVsNp-L.jpg

 

The M6 is not made of brass but is still has a solid weight and feel.  My viewfinder is the 0.85× version and has these framelines: (35-135, 50-75, 90).  The film advance is nice and smooth but the M3 feels nicer (in my opinion).  Focusing is easy and the viewfinder is bright.  Loading is a breeze, but that may be due to experience with these cameras.  The light meter is fairly accurate.

 

i-hHK5xbz-L.jpg

 

 

If you asked me which one I would keep if I had to choose....  I would have a very hard time deciding.   I would probably keep the M3 as I love the feel and I have other ways of meter the light when I need to nail the exposure.  That said, the M6 is a great camera which I would be hard pressed to sell or get rid of.  Good luck on your search of an M camera and keep us updated on which one you get.  Have you considered an M5?  They tend to go a bit cheaper then the other M cameras.  Or a Voigtlander Bessa RM3 or RM2?  They are a lot more affordable than Leicas and can take M mount lens.

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Yea i have heard that the m3 feels much nicer so i am seeming to be swayed to it since i am also much more of a 50 guy than 35's. Thanks so much for the comparison it really helped nice hassleblad btw

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