Leica Leitz Wetzlar Focotar 50mm f4.5 Enlarging Lens 16781R - M39 enlarger fit£27
Leica Focotar Enlarging Lens
lens
The Leica Focotar Enlarging Lens sells for about £36 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2022–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£36
median of only 4 sales, 2022–2026
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£27
Without the lowest sale£44
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1701 sale
50mm f/4.5£273 sales£21–£36Every sale
Leica Leitz Focotar 50mm f4.5 Enlarging lens, Sharp, M39, *Read£44
A Leitz V35 Photographic Enlarger£170
9 Aug 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 764 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version can’t tell◆ ? title doesn’t name the Lens
A Leica Focotar f/4.5 50mm Lens£15
23 Feb 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 542 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
What it is
{"overview":"The Leitz Focotar is an enlarging lens made by Leitz for darkroom use, designed to project negatives onto photographic paper rather than for taking pictures on a camera.
Generated summary, 29 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
Questions
Is the Focotar a camera lens or an enlarging lens?
It is an enlarging lens, designed to be fitted to a darkroom enlarger to project negatives onto photographic paper, not to be mounted on a Leica camera body.
What should I check before buying a used Focotar?
Inspect the glass for fungus, haze, separation and coating scratches, confirm the aperture blades are clean and oil-free, and make sure the focusing or mounting threads turn smoothly and are undamaged.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- lens
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 23 Feb 2022
- Latest sale
- 19 Jul 2026
- Median
- £36
- Middle half
- £24–£76
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica Focotar Enlarging Lens: about £36, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2022–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/focotar-enlarging-lens/