leicanut2 Posted April 3, 2009 Share #1 Posted April 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Ok I will be getting my R8 in a short time and was wondering whats a good price for a DMR back used? There is one new one out there for 5k is that what it cost when it came out? Cheers Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted April 3, 2009 Share #2 Posted April 3, 2009 5k what? Dollars, Euro, Yen? In the UK, the new price 3 years ago was around £3300-3500. I bought mine, new, for £2700, 2 1/2 years ago, and I know of a new in box one selling fror around the same amount in the last couple of months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaapv Posted April 3, 2009 Share #3 Posted April 3, 2009 Hard to compare to the original cost. The currency landscape has changed quite a bit since then. 5000$ seems a bit much, even if it is new. I would say something between 2500 and 3000 $ for a really nice one. But is some time since I looked at prices. The problem is comparing, as most are sold with a R8/9 included. There was a thread about this about a year ago: http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/digital-forum/47782-leica-dmr.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted April 3, 2009 Yes 5,000 US dollars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimF Posted April 3, 2009 Share #5 Posted April 3, 2009 5k what? Dollars, Euro, Yen? In the UK, the new price 3 years ago was around £3300-3500. I bought mine, new, for £2700, 2 1/2 years ago, and I know of a new in box one selling fror around the same amount in the last couple of months. Is that the one that ffordes had? I looked several times at that (sigh). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted April 3, 2009 Jaap, Interesting thread, a year has changed things alot, not much extra cash floating around or if there is people are not spending, so I think prices are going down. My camera store where I buy most of my new Leica stuff has told me this will be the year for accessories. Cheers Jan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted April 3, 2009 Share #7 Posted April 3, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Is that the one that ffordes had? I looked several times at that (sigh). No, it wasn't in ffordes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom0511 Posted April 3, 2009 Share #8 Posted April 3, 2009 I wouldnt pay more than 3000$ today. Prices went down over the last months. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grduprey Posted April 3, 2009 Share #9 Posted April 3, 2009 I paid 2795 Euros back in October when i was in Cologne, Germany, they were asking 3900 Euros, but I talked them down since it did not have the case and other accessories, although they did get me a new focusing screen, and it had an extra battery hanging off the charger, but no adapters (lucky that I do have a M8 and the adapters from the M8 charger work with the DMR charger). I would say it is in otherwise excellent condition also. I was also able to get the VAT back, which lowered the price another $420 US, so I figure I got a decent price for it, even if I did have to teach it English. ;-) Gene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted April 4, 2009 Share #10 Posted April 4, 2009 sold mine for $4000 about a year ago..... at the time everyone many on the forum said interesting things like..... the sellers of DMR's were getting $5000 but the buyers were only paying $3500..... in the end i think its a speciality item - finding a seller or a buyer isn't that easy. i sold mine on ebay goos luck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicanut2 Posted April 4, 2009 Author Share #11 Posted April 4, 2009 I looked on Ebay at completed items a Broke DMR sold for 1500.00+ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted April 4, 2009 Share #12 Posted April 4, 2009 I looked on Ebay at completed items a Broke DMR sold for 1500.00+ Broke isn't to descriptive - many times Leica repair will do quite a bit for free or reasonable charges so depending what "broken" means that might be a reasonable deal. if i was to take a swag at the price i would pay for one in excellent shape -- i would say $2500. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguewave Posted April 4, 2009 Share #13 Posted April 4, 2009 Believe it or not, the price range is broad. The lowest price I have seen in either of used departments of B&H or Adorama ranges from $3200- 4000, in very good shape. I still get requests asking if I will sell mine & offers up to$4,000. I'm not selling this baby! There is still a strong market here in NYC. I ran into a pro last week & we shot some street stuff together. He had a cool flash drive, so I gave him copies of my RAW files. We went out again after he compared his $8,000 Canon files to the DMR. He was blown away & wanted to know where to buy one. I hooked him up. Also, about 3 weeks ago a lovely woman stopped me on Adam Clayton Boulevard and told me she was a longtime M3 user & had just bought a DMR from Ken Hansen in NYC. She told me the images it renders are like no others. Correct. Like art, the DMR has a value set by it's user & those wanting the chance to plumb it's depths. This is not a mass-market, fair traded item. That's why I believe there's such a disparity in the pricing, which I think will continue. This is Legendary gear! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcd Posted April 4, 2009 Share #14 Posted April 4, 2009 Lucky are the few, and certainly proud owners of the DMR. Cheers, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsolomon Posted April 4, 2009 Share #15 Posted April 4, 2009 I still get requests asking if I will sell mine & offers up to$4,000. I'm not selling this baby! There is still a strong market here in NYC. Ben at $4000 i would recommend sell and quickly, heck you could probably buy 2 DMR 's for that and have one for backup! I'm in NY as well (actually just over the line in Ct) and i don;t see eveidence of the strong DMR market you refer to. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotobug Posted April 6, 2009 Share #16 Posted April 6, 2009 I might have the opportunity to buy a demo DMR. Where can I find firmware updates? Just looked on the Leica Camera website and could not find it. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlancasterd Posted April 6, 2009 Share #17 Posted April 6, 2009 I might have the opportunity to buy a demo DMR. Where can I find firmware updates? Just looked on the Leica Camera website and could not find it. Thanks. Go to: Leica Camera AG - Downloads and scroll down to: 'Software- & Firmwareupdates' As you will realise if you have read the various recent DMR threads, there are many of us who think that the DMR with the 1.3 upgrade produces RAW images which are even better than those from the M8. I'd certainly recommend that you take the opportunity offered. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overgaard Posted April 6, 2009 Share #18 Posted April 6, 2009 You can find the updates here: Leica Camera AG - Downloads Also, you can read some ideas on my page about the DMR leica.overgaard.dk - Thorsten Overgaard's Leica Pages - Leica DMR dSLR digital back sample photos and test As for prices and availability, if one has patience to search for a few weeks, one can find DMR's. Don't panic, and I think 4,000$ is not an unreasonable price if one really want it. 3,000$ is probably what one should aim for in buying one (but expect to pay perhaps a little bit higher). There was one recently for 2,000$ in USA at theonlineoutpost.com, but that was a fraud advertisement ("if it looks too good to be true, it usually is"). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Helme Posted April 6, 2009 Share #19 Posted April 6, 2009 Last week I purchased up a used DMR for EUR 2.200,- in Germany. It was delivered without the boxes and papers but all accessoires were included. My only regret regarding the purchase of the DMR is that I didn't purchase one sooner. It's been pure joy rediscovering my R lenses using the DMR. Thanks Thorsten! Your DMR page is very informative! Arne Zenfolio | Arne Helme Photography Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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