Leica M3 Prototype£141,259
10 Mar 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €160,000 · lot AI_32_36397hammer ↗
● Prototype+ lens
Leica M3 · Prototype
The Leica M3 Prototype sells for about £111,429 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2008–2018; indicative, one source, old).
Typical sale price
about£111,429
median of only 3 sales, 2008–2018
Indicativeone sourceold
Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. 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£73,722
Without the lowest sale£126,344
Every sale All 3 →
M3 'Prototyp'£111,429
29 May 2010 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €130,000 · lot AI_17_11122hammer ↗
● Prototype+ lens
M3 Prototype£36,014
7 Jun 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €45,500 · lot AI_13_17237hammer ↗
● Prototype
Other versions of the M3
chrome Double Stroke
77 sales£1,116Solidchrome (Single Stroke)
65 sales£850Solidblack paint
47 sales£11,067SolidBetriebskamera
8 salesabout £4,400Indicativeolive Bundeseigentum
7 salesabout £47,875Indicativechrome (1000000)
6 salesabout £1,112IndicativeDummy (attrape)
5 salesabout £480Indicativeblack paint (second batch)
4 salesabout £22,679Indicative
77 sales£1,116Solidchrome (Single Stroke)
65 sales£850Solidblack paint
47 sales£11,067SolidBetriebskamera
8 salesabout £4,400Indicativeolive Bundeseigentum
7 salesabout £47,875Indicativechrome (1000000)
6 salesabout £1,112IndicativeDummy (attrape)
5 salesabout £480Indicativeblack paint (second batch)
4 salesabout £22,679Indicative
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“Leica M3 Prototype: about £111,429, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2008–2018 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m3/v/prototype/