Just being curious

[Uncle Bill]

What is the going rate of a Leica M4 on the used market? I am feeling the very beginnings of GAS which is in check but will blow up big once I land in my new career. I know where one is on consignment. Just to point out, this is the M4 not the M4-2 or the M4-P.


Bill

 

[rover]

Condition is of course king.

In user condition they can be found around $900, but in any grade above that they shoot right up to around $1200 or more.

 

[Don Parsons]

M4 Price

M4 Price

I held a gorgeous one in my hands a couple months ago in a city far away. They were asking $1250. I should have got it.....

It was fresh from CLA.

It sold the week after I returned home.

Don-living in a digital world, loving the old Leica look.

 

[Uncle Bill]

The one that is on consignment sounds fine, the viewfinder is nice and clear. The only thing holding me back is a paycheque or in my case that lack there of. I really hate seeing all this nice stuff on the market for cheap when I am unemployed. Worst case I would go for the Voightlander R they have in the case next to it.

Bill

 

[Kim Coxon]

Hi Bill,
I am thinking of getting rid of my well used but not abused M4. It is so well used that the chrome under the wind lever is well worn. However, it looks as though it has been looked after as there are no dings or dents. Everything seems to work well. I would be looking for about $815USD or $900CAD including shipping. If you are interested, send me a PM.

Kim

 

[Graham Line]

My sense locally is that prices are softening up a little for bodies in less than collector-perfect condition; one local shop had an M4-2 with a clunky sounding shutter for $650 and an M4-P that seemed slightly better for $575. Both had a fair amount of cosmetic wear and the M4-2's pressure plate had a strange 'butterfly' wear pattern on it.
Another shop showed a very, very nice M4 with minimum wear for around $1200. Before anyone asks, only the M4-2 is left at this point. The others sold quickly.
My overall feeling is that savvy traders are monitoring their stock of used film bodies very closely and are trying to keep them moving. It would be interesting to hear if this is the case elsewhere. Lens prices don't seem to be changing much at all.

 

[Zack]

What is the difference between an m4, m4-p and m4-2

 

[merciful]

http://www.cameraquest.com/mguide.htm

What is the difference between an m4, m4-p and m4-2