User Guide

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This Instruction Book

This Instruction BookThis Instruction Book

This Instruction Book

contains everything you should know about your

LEICA M3. Please devote some time to

reading it carefully, and practice the simple operations — without a film, to start with. You

will get the hang of it much quicker than you thought. The LEICA is an advanced high-

grade camera, but nevertheless - or rather because of that - amazingly simple to operate.

The Transport Lever

The Transport LeverThe Transport Lever

The Transport Lever

Hold the camera in both hands,

and with the

right thumb push the transport lever to the

right as far as it will go. The lever movement

tensions the focal plane shutter of the LEICA

and advances the film by one frame. You may

also work the film advance lever by several

short strokes — if

you find this more

convenient.

The Release Button

The Release ButtonThe Release Button

The Release Button

With the right index finger gently press down

the release button -

never jerk it! You will hear

the click as the shutter runs down. A film in the

camera would now have been exposed, in

other words you would have taken a picture.

Let go off the release button (lift the finger off),

and you can once more operate the transport

lever to tension the shutter and advance the

film.

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