Leica M2 35mm Rangefinder Film Camera – Calibrated RF & Shutter, Full£800
○ version not yet checked
Leica M2
Leica M mount · 1957–67 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Leica M2 typically sells for £750 (median of 209 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread, version mix).
Typical sale price
£750
median of 209 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £850 (38 sales)
Solidwide spreadversion mix
Middle half of sales: £500–£1,600
77 of the records are from 1998–2006, when an M2 sold for about £500; since 2007 the typical price is about £1,050 (132 sales).
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£649158 sales
black£8,90518 sales£3,016–£12,834(chrome, button rewind)£6867 sales£582–£1,874(black, button rewind)£8,6556 sales£1,749–£17,682New York Motor£1,7275 sales£1,286–£2,056(black, lever rewind)£2,6004 sales£1,889–£3,8026 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)
New York Motor (black)£10,365
(chrome, button rewind, self-timer)£1,727, £777
(chrome, lever rewind, Leicavit MP)£4,232, £1,000
(chrome, lever rewind)£1,357
Betriebskamera£4,846
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
5
Display, dummy or cut-away piece
£397–£1,163 · typical £551
13Outfit (body with several lenses)
£220–£5,146 · typical £900
5Awaiting classification
£480–£68,698 · typical £16,074
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line. 1998–2006: £500 (77) · 2007–2026: £1,050 (132)
Latest sales All 232 →
Leica M2 chrome with NY Motor Drive£1,727
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,000 · lot A02919hammer ↗
Leica M2 black paint with Leicavit MP£8,637
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €10,000 · lot A02857hammer ↗
Leica M2 chrome with Summicron 2/35mm 8-element£1,296
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,500 · lot A02816hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Leica M2 black paint 'Dwight Dolliver'£10,365
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €12,000 · lot A03049hammer ↗
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$500–750
McKeown’s 1997–98: $500–750 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Like the single-stroke M3, but with external exposure counter. Finder has frame lines for 35, 50, & 90mm lenses. Early models and some later ones were made without self‑timer.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 239
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Generated summary, 18 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
black
18 sales£8,905Fair(chrome, button rewind)
7 sales£686Indicative(black, button rewind)
6 sales£8,655IndicativeNew York Motor
5 sales£1,727Indicative(black, lever rewind)
4 sales£2,600IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 4 sales£501Indicative(black, lever rewind, Leicavit MP)
3 sales£8,637Indicative(chrome, button rewind, self-timer)
2 salesSales only(chrome, lever rewind, Leicavit MP)
2 salesSales only(chrome, lever rewind)
1 saleSales only(chrome, lever rewind, Midland)
1 saleSales onlyBetriebskamera
1 saleSales onlyCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 1 saleSales onlyNew York Motor (black)
1 saleSales only(black, button rewind, Leicavit MP)
0 salesNo sales yetGerman Army (Bundeswehr)
0 salesNo sales yetGold
0 salesNo sales yetHÖRZU Hamburg
0 salesNo sales yetIsraeli Army
0 salesNo sales yetLeitz Eigentum
0 salesNo sales yetMidland (Canadian)
0 salesNo sales yetMotorcoupled
0 salesNo sales yetN.I.R.R
0 salesNo sales yetNASA
0 salesNo sales yetgrey
0 salesNo sales yetgrey (Betriebskamera)
0 salesNo sales yetmotorized
0 salesNo sales yet
18 sales£8,905Fair(chrome, button rewind)
7 sales£686Indicative(black, button rewind)
6 sales£8,655IndicativeNew York Motor
5 sales£1,727Indicative(black, lever rewind)
4 sales£2,600IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 4 sales£501Indicative(black, lever rewind, Leicavit MP)
3 sales£8,637Indicative(chrome, button rewind, self-timer)
2 salesSales only(chrome, lever rewind, Leicavit MP)
2 salesSales only(chrome, lever rewind)
1 saleSales only(chrome, lever rewind, Midland)
1 saleSales onlyBetriebskamera
1 saleSales onlyCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 1 saleSales onlyNew York Motor (black)
1 saleSales only(black, button rewind, Leicavit MP)
0 salesNo sales yetGerman Army (Bundeswehr)
0 salesNo sales yetGold
0 salesNo sales yetHÖRZU Hamburg
0 salesNo sales yetIsraeli Army
0 salesNo sales yetLeitz Eigentum
0 salesNo sales yetMidland (Canadian)
0 salesNo sales yetMotorcoupled
0 salesNo sales yetN.I.R.R
0 salesNo sales yetNASA
0 salesNo sales yetgrey
0 salesNo sales yetgrey (Betriebskamera)
0 salesNo sales yetmotorized
0 salesNo sales yet
Other M2s
Questions
What lens mount does the Leitz M2 use?
The M2 uses the Leica M bayonet mount, and older 39mm screw-mount (LTM) lenses can be fitted via an adapter.
When was the Leitz M2 introduced?
It was introduced in the late 1950s as a lower-priced companion to the M3.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica M mount
- Years made
- 1957–67 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 209
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 2 Aug 2026
- Median
- £750
- Middle half
- £500–£1,600
- Evidence
- Solid · wide spread, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica M2: typical sale price £750, the median of 209 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £500–£1,600 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m2/