How do these stack up pure market value wise? I don't see any difference in prices between the two origins of assembly, but one thing is to see current prices, another how each will hold up value over time.
You can determine this by looking at the depleted auctions in eBay. My recent M body purchases have informed me that all "decent" M bodies (not collectibles, limited editions, black paint, etc.) run between about $1200 and $2500, give or take.
More to the point, there isn't necessarily a huge difference in price between a German M4, an M4-P, and an M4-2 these days. It's all about auction timing. This is germane, because these cameras have already lost their depreciation from new. I think condition is more important than anything anyway. Better a nice, clean, just CLAed M4-2, and and old beat Wezlar M4.
In any case, if you're careful, you should be able to more-or-less recoup your money unless you way overpay. That said, I wouldn't treat these like they're good investments. They might be, but collectables are a tough market.
Like I said, timing is everything. Just be prepared to drop another $500 or so if your camera needs an overhaul.
Then again, I chose an imperfect M2 that had just been CLAed by DAG over the sexier M4. It
was considerably cheaper and I never found the older loading system hard to use. It will shoot pretty much every lens the M4 will with the framelines I actually care about.
