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).

Typical sale price
£8,746

median of 16 sales, 1998–2025

Fairversion mix
£2k£5k£10k£20k

Middle half of sales: £4,681–£12,864

Which version was it?
1matched11listing doesn’t say4not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£8,14315 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Civilian£11,305

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Over time

£2k£5k£10k£20k200020102020

Every sale since 1998; no trend line.

Latest sales All 28 →

Leica KE-7A 'US Army' NOS set£17,274
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €20,000 · lot A02745hammer ↗
○ version can’t tellawaiting classification · not in the price+ lensboxed

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

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/

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