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I was probably pretty off with the pricing (it was late and I was lazy), but I'm pretty sure it's in the near 1000 range for something that works right out of the parcel off eBay. You'd probably get a better deal from Rangefinderforum or another camera forum, and an even better deal if you get lucky at a local camera store, flea market, or estate sale. eBay tends to be pretty expensive if you stick to trustworthy sellers.
>>101901 It's really not as hard to judge exposure as it first seems. With 400 speed color print or B/W film these days, you can mess up almost 3 stops and still get something vaguely usable. With the help of a reading from a P&S every so often (no need to take a shot, just hold down the shutter release halfway), it's pretty hard to completely screw up a shot.
The M3's in no way Leica's bottom of the line camera, either. All M cameras have been the top of their class when they were made (well, apart from the split MP and M7 range today, and maybe some foolery with the M4-2 and M5) Just because it lacks some features doesn't make it less usable - it just has different framelines which you may or may not like compared to the M2/M4, and has a slightly different film loading system (it was improved in the M4). It's just as tough and finely crafted as any other Leica, if not tougher, and those are really the selling points of an M body.
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