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Leica M4-2

The Leitz M4-2 is a 35mm rangefinder camera using the Leica M bayonet mount, introduced in 1977 and produced at Leitz Canada in Midland, Ontario until 1980. It was a simplified, cost-reduced successor to the M4: the self-timer was omitted, while a hot shoe and motor-drive coupling were added, signalling the resumption of M-series production after the M5.

At recent UK auction, standard chrome and black M4-2 bodies have typically sold in a £550–£3,300 band with a median hammer price around £1,300, and clean 2024–2025 results have tended to sit at the lower end near £550–£750. Special variants are a different market: a Gold commemorative example fetched £24,000 at auction in November 2024, so today a headline figure can reflect variant rather than condition. All prices quoted here are UK saleroom hammer results and therefore wholesale — what the M4-2 sells for before buyer's or seller's commission, not a retail asking price.

Variants

Select a variant to filter the sales history below.

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
(pre-series) — — 2 £888 – £4,783
black — — 17 £485 – £2,035
Cut-Away — — 0 —
Gold — — 12 £22 – £3,960
olive — — 1 £20,011 – £20,011
Panda — — 0 —
Safari Prototype — — 1 £7,891 – £7,891
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Sales History

Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.

Based on 115 recorded sales.

Last checked on eBay: 14 August 2026. Most recent sale: August 2026.

Date Price Value GBP Source Variant
Aug 2026 USD 1,850 £1,366 🇺🇸 eBay black
Aug 2026 USD 1,800 £1,329 🇺🇸 eBay black
Jul 2026 EUR 1,450 £1,238 🇪🇺 eBay black
Jul 2026 EUR 3,499 £2,988 🇪🇺 eBay —
Jul 2026 USD 1,799 £1,345 🇺🇸 eBay black
Jul 2026 USD 1,900 £1,421 🇺🇸 eBay black
Jul 2026 USD 2,000 £1,496 🇺🇸 eBay black
Jul 2026 £1,750 £1,750 🇬🇧 eBay —
Jun 2026 £1,350 £1,350 🇬🇧 eBay —
May 2026 USD 30 £22 🇺🇸 eBay Gold
Apr 2026 £2,250 £1,800 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions —
Nov 2025 £750 £750 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services black
Nov 2025 EUR 4,500 £3,960 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2025 EUR 2,000 £1,760 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Jun 2025 EUR 24,000 £20,395 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2024 EUR 1,700 £1,417 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2024 EUR 4,000 £3,335 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2024 EUR 24,000 £20,011 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction olive
Oct 2024 £550 £550 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions —
Oct 2024 £550 £550 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions —
Nov 2023 EUR 3,200 £2,785 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2023 EUR 1,500 £1,306 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2023 £975 £780 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions —
Jul 2023 £1,000 £800 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions —
Jun 2023 EUR 8,500 £7,298 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Jan 2023 USD 1,500 £1,229 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Nov 2022 EUR 2,000 £1,738 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Jun 2022 EUR 1,500 £1,286 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Dec 2021 £992 £800 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions —
Nov 2021 EUR 2,400 £2,035 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Jun 2021 EUR 950 £816 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Jun 2021 EUR 3,000 £2,576 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Apr 2021 £3,224 £2,600 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions Gold
Apr 2021 £1,100 £1,100 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) —
Nov 2019 EUR 1,200 £1,029 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Jun 2019 EUR 2,600 £2,317 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Jun 2019 EUR 2,600 £2,317 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2018 EUR 2,000 £1,762 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2018 EUR 2,800 £2,467 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2018 EUR 700 £617 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2018 EUR 550 £485 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Jun 2017 EUR 750 £658 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2016 EUR 2,600 £2,259 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2016 EUR 2,000 £1,738 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2016 EUR 2,600 £2,259 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2016 EUR 2,200 £1,912 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2015 EUR 1,900 £1,342 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2015 EUR 2,800 £1,978 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2015 £1,600 £1,600 🇬🇧 Bonhams —
Nov 2014 USD 22,000 £13,944 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Mar 2014 EUR 1,100 £915 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Mar 2014 EUR 1,200 £998 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Feb 2014 £550 £550 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) —
Dec 2013 USD 32,500 £19,836 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Dec 2013 USD 2,020 £1,233 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Dec 2013 USD 560 £342 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Nov 2013 EUR 950 £796 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2013 EUR 2,200 £1,843 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2013 EUR 3,000 £2,513 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Nov 2013 HKD 27,000 £2,163 🇭🇰 Bonhams —
May 2013 EUR 600 £509 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2013 EUR 1,400 £1,189 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2013 EUR 700 £594 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2012 EUR 15,000 £12,058 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2012 HKD 4,800 £388 🇭🇰 Bonhams —
Nov 2012 HKD 500 £40 🇭🇰 Bonhams —
May 2012 EUR 1,200 £964 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2010 EUR 900 £771 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Dec 2009 EUR 2,600 £2,339 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2009 EUR 750 £663 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2008 EUR 9,500 £7,891 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Safari Prototype
Nov 2008 EUR 700 £581 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2007 EUR 600 £425 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2007 EUR 800 £545 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Mar 2007 £420 £350 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2006 £840 £700 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2006 £384 £320 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2006 EUR 850 £573 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2006 EUR 1,300 £876 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2006 EUR 7,000 £4,783 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction (pre-series)
May 2006 EUR 660 £451 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
May 2006 EUR 1,300 £888 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction (pre-series)
Feb 2006 £504 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2005 EUR 1,650 £1,121 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2005 £720 £600 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2005 £840 £700 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Sep 2005 £504 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2005 £1,920 £1,600 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 2004 EUR 2,500 £1,747 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction —
Sep 2004 £597 £500 🇬🇧 Christie's —
May 2004 £540 £540 🇬🇧 Bonhams —
Dec 2003 £1,762 £1,500 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Dec 2003 £493 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Dec 2003 £446 £380 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2003 £646 £550 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2003 £411 £350 🇬🇧 Christie's —
May 2003 EUR 2,500 £1,783 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
May 2003 EUR 3,333 £2,377 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Gold
Apr 2003 £705 £600 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Sep 2002 £2,350 £2,000 🇬🇧 Christie's Gold
Jun 2002 £564 £480 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2001 £881 £750 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jan 2001 £2,820 £2,400 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Oct 2000 £740 £630 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2000 £446 £380 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 2000 £587 £500 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 1999 £690 £600 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 1999 £2,070 £1,800 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 1999 £1,610 £1,400 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 1999 £690 £600 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Nov 1998 £920 £800 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jul 1998 £437 £380 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jul 1998 £1,265 £1,100 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jun 1998 £1,495 £1,300 🇬🇧 Christie's —
Jan 1998 £1,035 £900 🇬🇧 Christie's —
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Frequently asked questions

What is a Leitz M4-2 worth today?

A standard chrome or black M4-2 is worth roughly £550 to £3,300 at UK auction in 2026, with a median hammer price near £1,300; condition, completeness and originality drive where a specific body lands in that range.

How much does a Leica M4-2 sell for at auction?

Recent UK hammer prices for ordinary bodies have been £550–£750, while exceptional or boxed examples have reached the low thousands, and rare factory variants such as the Gold have sold for far more — £24,000 in November 2024.

Why does the M4-2 price vary so much?

The value depends heavily on variant and condition: a well-used chrome body sits near the bottom of the range, while Gold, Olive, Panda and Safari-prototype M4-2 examples are collector items whose price is set by rarity rather than by the camera's everyday shooting use.

Is the M4-2 the same as the M4?

No — the M4-2 was built in Canada from 1977, dropped the M4's self-timer and added a hot shoe and motor-drive coupling, so although the two share the M bayonet mount and overall layout they are distinct models with different market values.

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