How much should I be paying for a used R3M?

[ElectroWNED]

Prices on the auction site hover around $850 body only. CameraQuest has them listed at $600 NIB. What should I be looking to pay for a used body, and where should I be looking?


Right now I'm trying to talk myself out of buying a Leica CL body for $400, but paying something like $200 more for a louder shutter and a working meter doesn't seem to make the Voigtlander worth it...

 

[david.elliott]

850?! I hope that was a typo. For a mint condition R3M I think you should be looking at $450 to $500.

 

[jpberger]

The prices for body only sales of the voigtlander bodies tends to be pretty wacky. Typically sales including one or more lenses are a better deal. You should be able to get an r3x and a 40mm nokton for that price.

However, r3 bodies on keh go for ~$500, and that that's not much less the the new price and buying a new one at camera quest also which gives you the advantage of warranty service.

 

[Brian Legge]

Thats the 'buy it now' price, not what they are selling for. 🙂

The only one listed as sold was $848 for the body and lens (Heliar 50mm 2.0).

I don't trust the only sale of the lens - someone bought it from a seller with 0 feedback for ~$400... and the seller sold the same lens again for $250 shortly later. No idea how much it actually goes for so sorting out body only would be a bit tricky. It looks like the market is pretty thin right now.

 

[tomalophicon]

The loud shutter is because it's made of metal, ie a durable material.

 

[JohnTF]

I thought I saw a Gray one on Igor's table last camera show, you might see if he has it listed on his site?

Regards, John

 

[jsrockit]

75-80% of new price generally speaking.

 

[Dirk]

Sorry, I know not quite the same, but I bought my excellent+ condition R2M for $350 BIN. R3M price should be similar.

 

[ElectroWNED]

I thought I saw a Gray one on Igor's table last camera show, you might see if he has it listed on his site?

Regards, John

Is this a joke?

Who is Igor and where do I find him?

 

[Brian Legge]

I assume here:

http://www.igorcamera.com/

 

[ElectroWNED]

too bad that R3 is an A and not an M :\

 

[david.elliott]

Well, I still need to sell my R3M that I only put a few rolls through. PM me if you are interested in purchasing it. Been meaning to sell it for months but I haven't found the time to take photos etc for a classified ad yet. 😛

 

[JohnTF]

Is this a joke?

Who is Igor and where do I find him?

Pretty well known seller with an extensive and varying inventory, I think he puts his ebay items up, when he has time, generally on Wednesdays and maintains an extensive site-- old style, few photos, items conservatively rated.

He also does a lot of shows, the table I referred to was at Richfield last week or so.

A Google search for "Igor Camera" would get you there, or his site, www.IgorCamera.com.

Regards, John

 

[Eric L]

I just sold mine locally in Vancouver, Canada for $440 CDN the other week. Sounds about right. I picked it up in the spring for the same.

As an aside, the new B&H winter 2011 catalogue I got in the mail last week lists the R3M body at $589.99 now. Seems to have dropped in price.