Leica R3
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | 35mm SLR camera |
| Lens | |
| Lens mount | Leica R-mount |
| Focusing | |
| Focus | manual |
| Exposure/metering | |
| Exposure | Aperture priority or manual |
| Flash | |
| Flash | hot shoe |
| General | |
| Made in | Germany, Portugal |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Leicaflex |
| Successor | Leica R4–R7 |
The Leica R3 was a 35mm SLR camera by Leica and the first model of their R series.
Leica launched the Leica R3 in 1976. It was the successor of the Leicaflex SL2, and was developed in cooperation with Minolta, together with the Minolta XE bodies.
It was a 35mm SLR with a Copal CLS electronic focal plane shutter, which was produced for Leica and Minolta only.
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The Leica Safari, a tropicalised version of the R3