Leica DMR

[Ivar B]

Does anyone know what the current market price for a mint DMR is?

[ihw]

Around £2500 - £2750 (not including camera body)
Ian

[garyp]

That's close to what they were when new, correct?

[ptomsu]

In Austria they sell for around €3200.- used and mint.

And I sold mine for this amount.

[andybarton]

They were £3200 including VAT, new in UK.

I bought mine, new, for that, less the VAT as a discount, as the shop was dumping all its Leica stock.

[stunsworth]

I think Ffordes had one recently for £2300. That sold very quickly.

I'm hoping that the R10 is a success, that will mean I'll be able to pick up a DMR cheaply <grin>.

[graeme_clarke]

Steve - I'm hanging onto mine <grin>!!!

Its images never cease to amaze me.

Graeme

[kajuku]

I have a mint R9/DMR setup for which I am asking US$5300 in the B&S forum and I have had no serious offers. Based on the prices cited here, this is tantamount to including the R9 for $600 (or less).

Maybe the market is different here in the US. Curious to know what you think.

~ Jonathan

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[andybarton]

$5300 is currently £2650

An R9 on its own might go for £700 here, so that's £1950 ($4000) for the DMR.

This isn't outside the boundaries of a good deal. At least for UK buyers. Euro-zone people may feel different.

I'd sell them as two separate lots, not together. No one is going to come into the R8/R9/DMR world as a virgin these days. You need to sell the DMR to existing R8/R9 owners, and let the R9 body hold its own as a film/digital body.

[jaapv]

Originally Posted by ihw

Around £2500 - £2750 (not including camera body)
Ian

I think that is pitching it too high. I recently bought one for considerably less, and both the seller and I thought it a fair price. But in the Euro-zone.

[andybarton]

I most certainly wouldn't pay more than two grand (sterling) for a DMR.

I might not get one at that price, but I'd hold out 'til I did.

[jaapv]

I agree. I would hold out for under 2750 Euro.

[jaapv]

Originally Posted by andybarton

No one is going to come into the R8/R9/DMR world as a virgin these days.

I did. I sold all my R gear about five years ago and I am reentering..

[andybarton]

You fool

But, once you've lost your virginity, you don't get it back...

[jaapv]

Well, I got more for my lenses then than I am paying now, so it is not too bad.

[stuny]

In the US the DMR was released at about $5500, and no long afterwards the price went up to about $6500.

[EH21]

Here's one that went for 3920 Euros recently on ebay.

Leica Digital-Modul-R für R8 und R9 - eBay (item 290208813977 end time Feb-29-08 06:31:37 PST)

I've seen the price jump all over the place on these. I've been watching the auctions to either buy a R8 or R9 to replace my dead R8 ( shutter winder mechanism went down and its been at Leica NJ for too long) or sell my DMR and some of my lenses. Can't decide which to do. Great camera system though.

[rsolomon]

looks like i sold mine at to low of a price $4000 usd - i paid $4950 new - i got one from the first US shipment - put my depsiot down a year prior to receiving it...... i remember the excitment on opening and using the first time

[roguewave]

I have gotten offers (unsolicited) for above 6K US. No chance I'm gonna sell the best digital product since the D2.

[rsolomon]

I’m quite surprised and don’t find the going price for a used DMR to be 6k……The 6k price seems more like the argument that “my school district is the best in the state”

I follow this market and i am not aware of any used DMR’s selling in the US or NY area for 6k. Yes i see them advertised for 6k, and i know a lot of people think they are worth 6k, BUT i don't see people buying a used 3 year old DMR for 6k (not a demo, not new old stock). Yes in other parts of the world as exchange rates move it may translate to higher numbers then we see in the US (i.e Germany). In The US $4500 is about the most i have seen and I watch this market pretty close.

If someone offers you 6k for a 3 year old DMR; I recommend you take it and just buy another for $4200 and put the $1800 towards the R10


Ben did't you purchase yours within the last 6 months? Did you pay closer to 6k or 4k ?

Rich