Leitz Leica IIc Rangefinder Body 1948/51 Sharkskin Vulcanite£225
Leica IIc
Leica screw mount
The Leica IIc typically sells for £175 (median of 52 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£175
median of 52 sales, 1998–2026
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £148–£249
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£17542 sales
sharkskin£19810 sales£123–£313Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 53 →
A Leica IIc 35mm Rangefinder Camera£120
2 Jun 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 4 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell
Leica IIc Elmar 5cm 1:3.5 War-time camera 1939 322637, with Stereoly No. 2604 M39£674
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Leica IIc Nr. 440937 with Sharkskin U.S. Government£296
1 Jan 2026 · Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions · $400 · lot 226hammer ↗
Leica IIc screw mount 35mm rangefinder camera with chrome body, serial number 446759, circa 1948-51,£200
9 Oct 2024 · Harper Field · lot 1675hammer ↗
○ version not yet checked
What it is
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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
Questions
Is the Leitz IIc the same as the IIIc?
No — the IIc shares the IIIc body shell but omits the slow-speed dial, which is why it generally sells for less than an equivalent-condition IIIc.
What lenses fit the Leitz IIc?
The IIc takes 39mm Leica screw-mount (LTM / L39) lenses, including period Leitz optics and later third-party screw-mount lenses.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica screw mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 52
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 28 Jul 2026
- Median
- £175
- Middle half
- £148–£249
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica IIc: typical sale price £175, the median of 52 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £148–£249 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/iic/