Leica M2-R Film Camera - Leitz Elmar M 50mm f/2.8 Lens£1,424
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Leica M2-R
Leica M mount
The Leica M2-R typically sells for £1,683 (median of 40 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£1,683
median of 40 sales, 1998–2026
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £1,116–£2,081
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1,84128 sales
chrome£1,40011 sales£1,032–£1,6761 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
black finish£1,286
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 40 →
Leica M2-R W/ Elmar Lens f=9cm 1:4 Rangefinder Camera Needs Cleaned£1,520
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Leica M2-R NOS set£5,280
22 Nov 2025 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €6,000 · lot A02561hammer ↗
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A Leica M2-R Rangefinder Body£1,700
12 Nov 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 30 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
Leica M2-R£2,001
23 Nov 2024 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,400 · lot A01242hammer ↗
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What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$7,500
McKeown’s 1997–98: $7,500 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Sold at Christie's 7/90 for $7500.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 239
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Generated summary, 21 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Finish
Mount
Other M2s
Questions
Is the M2-R more valuable than a standard M2?
Yes — because only a small number were built at the tail end of M2 production, a verified M2-R typically commands a premium over an equivalent-condition standard M2.
What makes the M2-R different from the regular M2?
The M2-R is mechanically an M2 but fitted with the quick-load take-up spool later adopted on the M4, which is the feature the 'R' denotes.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica M mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 40
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 25 Jun 2026
- Median
- £1,683
- Middle half
- £1,116–£2,081
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica M2-R: typical sale price £1,683, the median of 40 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £1,116–£2,081 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m2-r/