Leica KE-7A
Leica M mount
The Leica KE-7A typically sells for £8,746 (median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2025; fair evidence, version mix).
median of 16 sales, 1998–2025
Middle half of sales: £4,681–£12,864
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 28 →
What it is
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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
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales onlyCivilian
1 saleSales onlyCivilian (commercial-market lens/finish, non-mil-spec engraving)
0 salesNo sales yetElcan 2/66mm
0 salesNo sales yetElcan 2/66mm lens fitment
0 salesNo sales yetM4-2 body
0 salesNo sales yet
Other KEs
Questions
Why is the KE-7A價 so much higher in price than a regular Leica M?
It was produced in very small numbers to a US military contract, and that scarcity plus the historical interest is what drives its value above a comparable civilian M.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica M mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 16
- First sale
- 11 Jun 1998
- Latest sale
- 22 Nov 2025
- Median
- £8,746
- Middle half
- £4,681–£12,864
- Evidence
- Fair · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica KE-7A: typical sale price £8,746, the median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2025, middle half £4,681–£12,864 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/ke-7a/