I have a leica m2 with lens and meter, and wish to know it's worth. ser# 1142897. some black paint around film door flaked off, leather fine. little sign of wear, finder looks clear, and things appear to work fine. Lens:Summicrom 1:2/50 nice condition, no signs of wear.It has some kind of snap on, shroud. A leitz UVA filter. Would be thankful for any input. Thanks

-- Jeff Kaiser (lockworks00@cs.com), February 13, 2002

Answers

Check completed auctions on eBay for a camera in similar condition. In Leica resale, it is cosmetics, cosmetics, cosmetics.

-- John Collier (jbcollier@powersurfr.com), February 13, 2002.

In the US, I'll say the body alone the condition you described should worth around $1,000 and the lens about $500; in Hong Kong, it's about 5-10% more. See here for reference: h ttp://www.tamarkin.com/catalog/auction/fall00_catalog.cfm#32 and h ttp://www.tamarkin.com/catalog/auction/fall00_catalog.cfm#11.

-- Hoyin Lee (leehoyin@hutchcity.com), February 14, 2002.