Leica resale prices on M lenses bought new are no longer good these days!
gordec wrote:
I browse BS boards pretty frequently. The popular native M mount lenses have retained value well. The really popular ones like Steel Rim Reissued has gone up in price for used ones. I guess it depends on what you are selling. You have any recent listings to support your observation?
Yes, I sold almost new SL APO lenses for around 50% of the new price. Now take a mint M 50/0.95 use for 10-15 shots. Retail now $14400 (Yikes!!!), but offers are not even 50% of that-actually closer to 60% of retail. I was told today that a Leica store would offer about $4k for the mint APO 50/2.0 lens that now sells for what $8k. Of course specialty lenses can attract better prices versus retail, but even the Leica 50/1.2 I sold was around 50% of the new price.
I can go one more, but it seems very old character Leica lenses hold up (I guess) and also LLL is certainly affecting how Leica M users now buy lenses and which lenses they like.
Generally, Leica M glass values are not what they used to be. But then again Leica prices are just very high on all items.
Leica resale prices on M lenses bought new are no longer good these days!
gordec wrote:
I browse BS boards pretty frequently. The popular native M mount lenses have retained value well. The really popular ones like Steel Rim Reissued has gone up in price for used ones. I guess it depends on what you are selling. You have any recent listings to support your observation?
Yes, I sold almost new SL APO lenses for around 50% of the new price. Now take a mint M 50/0.95 use for 10-15 shots. Retail now $14400 (Yikes!!!), but offers are not even 50% of that-actually closer to 60% of retail. I was told today that a Leica store would offer about $4k for the mint APO 50/2.0 lens that now sells for what $8k. Of course specialty lenses can attract better prices versus retail, but even the Leica 50/1.2 I sold was around 50% of the new price.
I can go one more, but it seems very old character Leica lenses hold up (I guess) and also LLL is certainly affecting how Leica M users now buy lenses and which lenses they like.
Generally, Leica M glass values are not what they used to be. But then gain Leica prices are just very high on all items.
Leica resale prices on M lenses are no longer good these days!
gordec wrote:
I browse BS boards pretty frequently. The popular native M mount lenses have retained value well. The really popular ones like Steel Rim Reissued has gone up in price for used ones. I guess it depends on what you are selling. You have any recent listings to support your observation?
Yes, I sold almost new SL APO lenses for around 50% of the new price. Now take a mint M 50/0.95 use for 10-15 shots. Retail now #14400 (Yikes!!!), but offers are not even 50% of that-actually closer to 60% of retail. I was told today that a Leica store would offer about $4k for the mint APO 50/2.0 lens that now sells for what $8k. Of course specialty lenses can attract better prices versus retail, but even the Leica 50/1.2 I sold was around 50% of the new price.
I can go one more, but it seems very old character Leica lenses hold up (I guess) and also LLL is certainly affecting how Leica M users now buy lenses and which lenses they like.
Generally, Leica M glass values are not what they used to be. But then gain Leica prices are just very high on all items.
Re: Leica resale prices on M lenses are no longer good these days!
gordec wrote:
I browse BS boards pretty frequently. The popular native M mount lenses have retained value well. The really popular ones like Steel Rim Reissued has gone up in price for used ones. I guess it depends on what you are selling. You have any recent listings to support your observation?
Yes, I sold almost new SL APO lenses for around 50% of the new price. Now take a mint M 50/0.95 use for 10-15 shots. Retail now #14400 (Yikes!!!), but offers are not even 50% of that. I was told today that a Leica store would offer about $4k for the mint APO 50/2.0 lens that now sells for what $8k. Of course specialty lenses can attract better prices versus retail, but even the Leica 50/1.2 I sold was around 50% of the new price.
I can go one more, but it seems very old character Leica lenses hold up (I guess) and also LLL is certainly affecting how Leica M users now buy lenses and which lenses they like.
Generally, Leica M glass values are not what they used to be. But then gain Leica prices are just very high on all items.
May 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Previous versions of stgrove's message #17039153 « Leica resale prices on M lenses bought new are no longer good these days! »
