Leitz Leica IC Black Nickel Camera SHP 311855£401
Leica Ic
Leica screw mount
The Leica Ic typically sells for £300 (median of 140 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£300
median of 140 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £426 (22 sales)
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £180–£508
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£300135 sales
sharkskin£3414 sales£255–£4661 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Post£704
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 143 →
Leitz Leica Ic Not Tuned to O 1930 SHP 311495£500
○ version not yet checked
Leica Ic Betriebskamera with prototype Super-Angulon 4/21mm£12,092
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €14,000 · lot A03031hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell◆ ▲ far above the rest+ lens
A Leitz Wetzlar Leica Ic Camera£360
28 May 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 445 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version not yet checked+ lens
A Leica Ic Camera£620
29 Apr 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 8 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Leitz Ic is a 35mm screw-mount Leica body introduced in 1949 as a stripped-down derivative of the IIIc, supplied without a built-in rangefinder or viewfinder.
Generated summary, 21 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
sharkskin
4 sales£341IndicativePost
1 saleSales only18x24 Prototype
0 salesNo sales yetDB
0 salesNo sales yetMikr. Mont.
0 salesNo sales yetw/Leicavit
0 salesNo sales yet
4 sales£341IndicativePost
1 saleSales only18x24 Prototype
0 salesNo sales yetDB
0 salesNo sales yetMikr. Mont.
0 salesNo sales yetw/Leicavit
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Why do some Leitz Ic bodies fetch much higher prices?
The Ic was produced in several uncommon factory variants — including microscope-mount, Post, sharkskin-covered and Leicavit-equipped configurations — and these scarcer specifications attract a clear premium over a standard production body.
Does the Leitz Ic have a rangefinder?
No. The Ic was supplied without a rangefinder or built-in viewfinder, which is why the top plate carries two accessory shoes for fitting separate finders.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica screw mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 140
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 5 Aug 2026
- Median
- £300
- Middle half
- £180–£508
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica Ic: typical sale price £300, the median of 140 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £180–£508 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/ic/