Beyond the Digest: Market Data at Your Fingertips
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Hi photographers 🤙🏽 We're excited to announce a new game-changing way for you to access preloved Leica sales, Summimarket.com! Our new platform gives you access to historical Leica market data through interactive graphs with comprehensive price histories for all of Leica’s commonly traded bodies (lenses to come!). While our weekly digest will continue bringing you the freshest market insights, you can now explore months of market trends at your fingertips.
This week, we analyzed 61 Leica camera sales, adding to our database of over 500 verified transactions. Let's explore what the data tells us about current market dynamics.
Digital M Series
M11 Family:
- Historical average: $6,557
- Current sweet spot: $6,100-7,500
- Notable: M11-P maintaining stronger residuals at $6,700+
M10 Series:
- M10-R & M10 Monochrom cluster: $4,700-6,300
- Standard M10 finding stability: $3,900-4,000 baseline
- Interesting spread: M10-P commanding 29% premium over base M10
Q Series
Q3:
- Average transaction price: $5,525
- Highest consistency in pricing among all Leica lines
Q2 Family:
- Standard Q2: $3,366 average across 72 verified sales
- Q2 Monochrom premium: $620 average uplift vs standard model
- Historical sweet spot: $3,300-3,600 for excellent condition
Original Q:
- Remarkably stable: $2,181 average across 34 tracked sales
- Premium examples rarely exceeding $2,900
Film M Series
M6:
- Standard M6: $2,956 average (21 sales tracked)
- M6 TTL: $3,164 average (17 sales tracked)
- Key finding: Condition variance now impacting prices more than variant specifics
Classic Bodies:
- MP showing strength: $3,874 average
- M3: Significant spread ($1,321 average across 33 sales)
- M2: Remarkable consistency ($1,564 average across 24 sales)
Hidden Market Trends
- The Platform Price Gap Our analysis shows Fred Miranda listings under $3,000 are averaging 8-10% lower than identical eBay listings. However, eBay continues to maintain its price advantage on items above $5,000, particularly for rare or collector-grade examples.
- Documentation Premium Original boxes and papers continue driving significant value premiums across all model ranges. Service documentation has become a key differentiator in recent sales, with factory service papers particularly impacting value. We're also seeing historical paperwork from pre-2000 emerging as a notable value driver in the collector market.
- Bundle Economics Multiple lens packages are consistently trading at 10-15% discount compared to individual sale prices. However, single item listings with complete sets are commanding stronger prices overall. The current sweet spot appears to be one body, one lens, all documentation packages, which are achieving optimal value retention.
Three cameras to peruse:
Leica Q2 Reporter
Reporter variants typically command a 10-15% premium over standard models, and this Q2 listing is right in the sweet spot. The camera comes with the original box, two batteries, charger, strap, and B+W clear filter.
Find it on Fred Miranda for $3,650
Leica M6 Non TTL
With an average price of $2,956 across 21 tracked sales, the standard M6 is a solid entry point into Leica film photography. This one is in near-mint condition and comes from a reputable seller in the vibrant city of Osaka, Japan.
Leica M10 Safari
The safari greens are speaking to me. Recently repainted, this model is inspired by the M10P Limited Reporter. Stripped to brass and CLA'd before repaint, this camera comes with all its original packaging.
Have a cool camera you’d like featured or one you’re searching for? Let us know!
See you next week.
Your friends behind the lens,
Summimarket
