M2 Like New

dave olson · Dec 18, 2025

I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

chuckroast · Dec 18, 2025

dave olson said:
I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

Yeah, he's worked on my M2, M5, and IIIf and they were all pristine when I got them back.

logan2z · Dec 18, 2025

That's a pretty reasonable cost to overhaul an M2. I bought an M2 a couple of years ago that had just come back from an overhaul at Wetzlar and the service receipt was included. Let's just say it was quite a bit more expensive than your DAG overhaul

Enjoy the camera, Certainly one of Leica's best, especially if 35mm is your preferred focal length.

GregY · Dec 18, 2025

Congratulations. Don is the man. He's done a few for me...& to top it off besides a CLA....made this M4 Leicavit compatible, when no one else even had the parts!

RandomViews · Dec 18, 2025

dave olson said:
I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

A week ago, I sent my 1936 IIIa and summar lens to DAG for a full overhaul and shutter repair. Hopefully, in a few short weeks, I'll be able to say the same thing!

Sirius Glass · Dec 18, 2025

Probably the best investment that you have made recently.

enjoy.

RezaLoghme · Dec 28, 2025

dave olson said:
I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

Thanks for sharing.
Price is remarkable. If you would have paid twice as much, it would still have been a good decision. This M2 will give you another 10-20 years of happy life.

Pieter12 · Dec 28, 2025

dave olson said:
I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

How long did it take?

craigclu · Dec 28, 2025

Me, too on the positive DAG comments. Only pleasant, professional and prompt experiences.

dave olson · Dec 28, 2025

Pieter12 said:
How long did it take?

10 weeks, but as he told me, he is swamped, buty the wait is worth it

RandomViews · Dec 29, 2025

When I contacted DAG earlier this year, sometime around February, he said 2-3 weeks. Maybe I misunderstood, because I was asking about a lens and body, and 2-3 weeks was for the lens only. What I can say is that I've had my workload triple before and it is overwhelming. I hope things settle into a sustainable pace for him.

RezaLoghme · Dec 29, 2025

Nice to know that mechanical experts are still in demand, and able to make a living from their craft.

I love the work of watchmakers, cobblers, camera technicians.

davela · Jan 10, 2026

He's good alright, no doubt. A real pro, but expensive. For an M2, I think it's worth it however.

Ulrich Drolshagen · Jan 10, 2026

I got my M2 back from Cameraworks-uk just before Christmas in excellent shape. For a full overhaul they charged me about the same so the price seems about leveled worldwide.
My camera had been six months on wellness holyday there by the way.

brbo · Jan 10, 2026

Ulrich Drolshagen said:
I got my M2 back from Cameraworks-uk just before Christmas in excellent shape.

But sadly, they don't accept work from non-UK customers anymore:

Important Notice – Overseas Repairs:

As of November 1st 2025, cameraworks-uk will no longer be accepting cameras or lenses sent from outside the United Kingdom for repair, servicing, or customisation.

Ulrich Drolshagen · Jan 10, 2026

Yes, I must have been one of the last few they accepted from abroad and may be the issues we had to get it in had initiated the decision. It took us quite some effort to get the camera through customs. As it seems British customs itself doesn't now their procedures established after Brexit well enough to handle temporary imports without frictions.

weasel · Jan 12, 2026

another shout out for DAG; he recently put new curtains and did a full cla of a beat up m2 of mine, and it came back purring. He even knocked out some ugly dents in the top plate that I did not expect. I am grateful that there are people like him still around keeping these old things running, and my goal this year is to get more of my cameras worked on while there are still people alive who know how.

chuckroast · Jan 12, 2026

weasel said:
another shout out for DAG; he recently put new curtains and did a full cla of a beat up m2 of mine, and it came back purring. He even knocked out some ugly dents in the top plate that I did not expect. I am grateful that there are people like him still around keeping these old things running, and my goal this year is to get more of my cameras worked on while there are still people alive who know how.

I was going through my monthly "fire all the shutters" exercise yesterday and was once again struck by just how flawless the DAG-serviced cameras are. I have a 65yo M2 and a 51yo M5 he serviced and they both act like they're new.

Truly a gifted and capable repairman, well worth the prices charged.

Congrats on your M2 resurrection!

M. Axel Wikstrom · Jan 13, 2026

I sent a non functioning M2 to KEH a few years ago and it came back perfect - only a little over $300. It’s been with me all over the world since then and it’s flawless.

RezaLoghme · Jan 13, 2026

dave olson said:
I just received my M2 back from DAG. It's one with the M4 quick load tulip installed by Leica, manufactured in September 1966. As always, DAG did his fantastic servicing. He performed a CLA plus a full overhaul. Don advised that he is very busy; it seems like everyone wants to get their Leicas serviced. Don's charge for all the work was $555.00 plus shipping and insurance. Amazing what the world looks like with a clean VF.

This was CLA only - not work on the cosmetics?

250swb · Jan 13, 2026

For people wanting a DIY easy install quick film load kit for an M2 (or M3), Cameraworks-UK do one for a very reasonable £120.

RezaLoghme · Jan 13, 2026

Only for UK customers

250swb · Jan 15, 2026

RezaLoghme said:
Only for UK customers

Cameraworks will no longer work on cameras from outside the UK, but I didn't realise they won't send goods outside the UK given you fit the quick load kit yourself? A strange policy. But it's in their shop with no warnings about 'UK only' if anybody wants to try.

https://www.cameraworks-uk.com/product-page/leica-rapid-load-kit-rlk

Ulrich Drolshagen · Jan 15, 2026

They have issues to get things for temporary import through customs. At least it had been the case with my camera. Export into the EU should work as with every other country as ever. I don't know how reliable the parcel services work in the UK nowerdays however.

250swb · Jan 16, 2026

Ulrich Drolshagen said:
I don't know how reliable the parcel services work in the UK nowerdays however.

As good as anywhere else, we didn't go back to the middle ages when we left Europe. If sent by Royal Mail/Parcelforce the parcel would be delivered by Deutsche Post so how good are they (?) and if sent by UPS it doesn't matter which country it was sent from because it wouldn't be delivered at all.

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