How To Shoot With A Leica M3 Film Camera - Information, Functions, Buttons and Dials

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Film Friday! How to use and take photographs with a vintage Leica M3 film camera & Summicron lens - A look at all the mechanical functions, features, buttons and dials on the classic Leica M3 camera and what they are used for. How to take photos with a classic vintage Leica M3 film camera from the 1960's
Full walk-through and how-to video and why film photography is so much fun! 👍👍👌

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@nickfanzo Жыл бұрын

The best analog camera ever made imo. And the BEST viewfinder

@JimmyMeatwhistle Жыл бұрын

100% true 👍

@MARKLINMAN1 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent AND very INFORMATIVE Video, thank you for this.

@JimmyMeatwhistle 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the awesome comment. Much appreciated and glad you liked it 👍👍

@michaellong9526 2 жыл бұрын

Just some added info ,you can push the preview lever up and down one gives you 135mm framelines the other way shows the 90mm framelines. I have a m3 double stroke, luv it.

@sjq94 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thank you! :)

@jamesellis3571 5 күн бұрын

I own a 1960 M3. Focusing via alignment of the two horizontally offset 'images' is understood. My viewfinder appears to have a consistant vertical misalignment. How can this be adjusted via CLA, could it be my vision, or is this considered 'normal'?

@riswanc 2 жыл бұрын

Nice mate! Love the informative video…just got myself m2 Love the lizzard skin, where’d u get it from?

@JimmyMeatwhistle 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment, and congrats on your M2. You will love it! Youxin Ye did all the custom work for this Leica. Here's a link to his website. He is the main man www.yyecamera.com/

@nancysmith2383 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jimmy! Just got done doing my wood and coal. Was out all day taking a friend for meds etc. I hope you don’t mind how did you get so knowledgeable about camera’s. Are you a professional photographer or cameraman. You make it so interesting. You’d be a great teacher instructor. Thank you for the great lesson. I don’t mean to be nosy. I’m just curious.

@JimmyMeatwhistle 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Nancy, Glad to hear you got all your heating supplies sorted out. 👍 Photography has been a passion of mine for quite a while now. I have taught a few classes and have been published before. It's definitely something I love to do.

@nancysmith2383 2 жыл бұрын

@@JimmyMeatwhistle I think that’s wonderful. I thought you were published. I could tell you weren’t the average look and shoot photography.

@NateG459 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jimmy. Thanks for this video. Quick questions What you said about not being to shoot at f/2 and slow shutter with 400 iso, has me nervous. Are there any general guidlines you follow when you shoot with 200-400 iso, that you can share? would appreciate it. Thank you

@JimmyMeatwhistle Жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks for the comment! Because the M3 max shutter speed is 1000, if you are in shooting on a bright sunny day and want to shoot at F/2 aperture (depending on film ASA/ISO), just add an ND filter on the lens. No problems 👍👍

@theraven6836 Жыл бұрын

Everyone’s a photographer until manual mode.

@JimmyMeatwhistle Жыл бұрын

Haha, exactly 🍺👍🤣

@tommyschmitz4145 7 ай бұрын

hi, i just got this camera from my grandpa and I am wondering what settings you recommend for shooting in winter in europe. not much sun, very rainy

@JimmyMeatwhistle 7 ай бұрын

What kind of film is in the Leica?

@tommyschmitz4145 7 ай бұрын

@@JimmyMeatwhistle Kodak ultra max 400 color print film

@JimmyMeatwhistle 7 ай бұрын

@tommyschmitz4145 Probably around f/5.6 at 1/125th of a second. But download a metering app on your phone, and you can find out for sure.

@tommyschmitz4145 7 ай бұрын

@@JimmyMeatwhistle I’ll have to check my cameras settings but today I was shooting at f8/f11 cuz it was more sunny out. Thank you for the advice

@codiecrieg2480 6 ай бұрын

Is this a repaint leica? Becouse acordijng to serial number it should look a llil bit different. If so, where can i repaint mine ? :/

@JimmyMeatwhistle 6 ай бұрын

I had Youxin Ye do the work. Had a bunch of stuff done to it. Here is his link, www.yyecamera.com/

@jacovanlith5082 2 жыл бұрын

Friends making great photos but not knowing a analog camera ........? How about the Continental viewers in Europa; they set the DIN speed. Leice shooters do not believe in bokeh. Streetphotography can not always be done at f/11; it depends on the film speed, the amount of light, the aperture, the shutterspeed, the filter on your lens and the type of film developer. A 400 ISO and a sunny day need (1 /400) >>>1/500 sec and aperture between f/8 and f/11. I would prefer f/8. Electronic flash and "normal" buring bulbs have a max speed of 1/50 sec. The other port is probably for normal bulbs at shorter speeds than 1/50 the Guide Number will go down as the exposure time shortens. Probably named FP synch ( focal plane) You forgot to show your fight with the Leica take up spoo do not be afraid !!!

@RickGTI2019 Жыл бұрын

Hi Jaco. All your points are well taken, however, you should try shooting from the hip. And let the chips fall where they may. You may be very surprised at the outcome ! 📷