Leica M lens price list

[Leicabug]

It is getting harder and harder to figure out the current official Leica M minimum advertisng price because lenses in some websites are listed under old pricing. I have compiled the following from various Leca dealer websites:
WATE $5395
Noctilux $5495
21/2.8 $3595
24/2.8 $3095
28/2.0 $3295
28/2.8 $1595
35/1.4 $3595
35/2.0 $2395
35/2.5 $1495
50/1.4 $2995
50/2.0 $1695
50/2.5 $1195
50/2.8 $1095
75/2.0 $2995
75/2.5 $1495
90/2.0 $3395
90/2.5 $1495
90/2.8 $1995
90/4.0 $1695
135/3.4 $2795
Most lesnes increase in $100 interval. 90/2.0 increase $300. 24/2.8, 35/1.4, and 75/2.0 increase $200. WATE and Noctilux increase $1,500.
Accuracy is not guranteed.

[thomasw_]

it is funny now to see a leica price list like this. at one time i thought all leicas in all focal lengths: that will be the best. now i see through images that i do not see that as true. i have preferences for other brands' lenses in various focal lengths listed here; the 24 is actually a 2.8 i think. so now there are 2 leicas that i'd take if i had the funds: the noctilux 50/1 and the 75/2. ok, there's a third: i have the 50/1.4, which i regard highly, and i would want it if i didn't already.

[Olsen]

Thanks, Leicabug. I sit here and look at these prices with an open mouth. They sure are expensive. That said, they are very very good and hand grenade solid.

[RdEoSg]

whats the WATE?

Wide Angle Tri Elmar?

I kinda made that up.. was it a good gues?

[erikhaugsby]

Originally Posted by RdEoSg

I kinda made that up.. was it a good gues?

It was.

Personally, there is only one Leica lens I would buy new: a 50/1.4 'lux.
Well, and the 28 f/2.8. But that's almost too cheap to be a Leica.

I wonder if Zeiss is going to do any lens price increases soon?

[Nikon Bob]

Makes a great gag reflex test. I find it kind of hard to swallow.

Bob

[Leicabug]

Sort by price, highest first:

Noctilux $5495
WATE $5395

21/2.8 $3595
35/1.4 $3595
90/2.0 $3395
28/2.0 $3295
24/2.8 $3095

50/1.4 $2995
75/2.0 $2995
135/3.4 $2795
35/2.0 $2395

90/2.8 $1995
50/2.0 $1695
90/4 $1695
28/2.8 $1595
35/2.5 $1495
75/2.5 $1495
90/2.5 $1495
50/2.5 $1195
50/2.8 $1095

[peter_n]

This is the first time I've seen a list like this and the prices really are unbelievable. And the modern lenses are not "hand grenade solid" as described above either. I have a number of the modern lenses and I'm not impressed with their mechanical quality. I have had two 24/2.8 and two 75/2 lenses, and the 90/2 went back under warranty and was fixed. My 35/1.4 was bought used and has been fine. All these are ASPH lenses and I have had mild binding or "sticky" issues with all of them except the 35. Maybe the original owner worked through similar issues with that lens.

At prices like these I think you can legitimately expect the product to be really really good and optically they are. But mechanically I think Leica needs to go and buy a bunch of Konica Hexanon lenses and take them apart and find out what makes them tick. Quality Japanese companies routinely do that with competitor's products and everone benefits. I am certainly not going to buy any more new Leica lenses. I was interested in the 50/1.4 ASPH but that lens is having mechanical issues and I have a pre-ASPH 50 that I love and a 75/2 which is a 50 but two steps back.

Leica buyers appear to be price inelastic but these prices are getting to the point where you have to stop and think about what you're getting into. There is a probability that the product is going to be defective and that will cost you time, money and aggravation to fix or to get it exchanged. Why spend good money on trouble?

[Eelco Amsterdam]

:<( Where is the 75 mm Summilux 1.4 ?

Eelco

[peter_n]

It is discontinued.

[Eelco Amsterdam]

No more 75 mm 1.4 Sorry to hear that. What if you had started now with these prices ??? I own 7 lenses from the list. I pay 2739.2 USD in 2004 for the Noctilux NEW (black/silver box)

My dog with 75 mm 1.4
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[peter_n]

I own 6 lenses from the list and if I had started with these prices I would own maybe two. Maybe. Cute dog!

[Eelco Amsterdam]

Originally Posted by peter_n

I own 6 lenses from the list and if I had started with these prices I would own maybe two.

Same here .

Eelco

[Eelco Amsterdam]

Price List in € EURO ( Germany + 16 % Tax) http://www.leicabeimeister.com/

WATE € 4495
50/1,0 € 4795 (Noctilux) = Noc out
21/2.8 € 3150
24/2.8 € 2595
28/2.0 € 2895
28/2.8 € 1350
35/1.4 € 3095
35/2.0 € 2150
50/1.4 € 2595
50/2.0 € 1450
50/2.8 € 900
75/2.0 € 2395
90/2.0 € 2595
90/2.8 € 1700
90/4.0 € 2500 (set)
135/3.4 € 2350

[cmogi10]

Let's take a poll to take a guess what the next discontinued lens is going to be...the 50/2.8?

[Eelco Amsterdam]

I like the 50 mm 2.8 and pay € 400 for it

Eelco

[Leicabug]

How about retiring 90/2.8? 90/2.5@ $1495 vs. 90/2.8@ $1995? Something is wrong here.

[peter_n]

I read somewhere that the Elmar-M 50/2.8 was a candidate. Pity because it is both very good and affordable (Leica affordable that is ).

[irq506]

I woder what will happen to current udes lens prices when the new Summarits come out. Its a big deal fot me to know because I want to buy in but dont want to either miss the boat, or get bitten on something Ill pay $2k+ for now...

[peter_n]

The only way I can see Leica prices coming down is through local currency fluctuation against the euro.

[Leicabug]

If you buy these lenses in 2002, you would be paying:
first column: 9/2007 list price
second column: 6/2002 gray market price(Delta International)
third column: 8/2002 list price(Kurland Photo)
noctilux $5495 $1937 $2695
21/2.8 $3595 $1544 $2295
24/2.8 $3095 $1416 $1995
35/1.4 $3595 $1684 $2395
35/2.0 $2395 $1129 $1495
50/2.0 $1695 $746 $995
50/2.8 $1095 $491 $695
90/2.0 $3395 $1438 $1895
90/2.8 $1995 $905 $1195
135/3.4 $2795 $1368 $1895
I beleive that 2002 is probably the lowest point for Leica M.

[EmilGil]

>50% increase over 5 years? That's pretty steep... What was the exchange rate USD/EUR in 2002?

It would be very interesting to see a similar comparison in Euros too, (almost) eliminating the impact of the falling USD.