Leica M4 - Black Chrome - YYE CLA 2/2026 - 1380xxx With MA Advance Lever£2,468
Leica M4
Leica M mount
The Leica M4 typically sells for £1,475 (median of 354 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence).
Typical sale price
£1,475
median of 354 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £2,668 (72 sales)
Solid
Middle half of sales: £849–£2,465
£1,411at auction (344 sales)
£2,070on eBay (10 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1,249138 sales
chrome£90087 sales£693–£1,322black paint£2,74459 sales£1,766–£6,865black 50 Jahre (50th Anniversary)£1,78221 sales£1,296–£2,200black£1,80017 sales£1,258–£2,611black/chrome£1,84317 sales£1,234–£2,4042 more versions
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
3
Display, dummy or cut-away piece
£350–£2,576 · typical £792
9Outfit (body with several lenses)
£580–£1,700 · typical £900
2Awaiting classification
£900–£3,917
1Lot or parts
£500
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 369 →
Leitz Leica M4 Rangefinder Film Camera M-System Classic Camera SHP 311764£1,502
○ version not yet checked
Leica M4 Black Chrome ✅ SERVICED, Prod. 1967, Box, CLA, Body, Leitz Wetzlar£2,784
● black/chromeboxed
Leica M4 black paint factory sample camera£8,637
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €10,000 · lot A02865hammer ↗
○ version not yet checked◆ ▲ far above the rest+ lens
Leica M4 black '50 Years'£1,382
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot A02920hammer ↗
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$3,000–4,000
McKeown’s 1997–98: $3,000–4,000 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 19 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
chrome
1967-73 (plus later batch in 1974-75) (McKeown’s) · 87 sales£900Solidblack paint
59 sales£2,744Solidblack 50 Jahre (50th Anniversary)
21 sales£1,782Fairblack
17 sales£1,800Fairblack/chrome
17 sales£1,843Fairblack Ernst Leitz Canada
5 sales£2,288Indicative(olive-green, BUNDESWEHR)
4 sales£84,509IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales onlyPrototype
2 salesSales onlyCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 1 saleSales onlyElcan UW
1 saleSales onlyFrench Airforce
1 saleSales onlyblack paint (w/Leicavit MP)
1 saleSales onlychrome 50 Jahre (50th Anniversary)
1 saleSales onlyU.S. Navy
0 salesNo sales yetblack paint Sveriges Radio
0 salesNo sales yetchrome Ernst Leitz Canada
0 salesNo sales yet
1967-73 (plus later batch in 1974-75) (McKeown’s) · 87 sales£900Solidblack paint
59 sales£2,744Solidblack 50 Jahre (50th Anniversary)
21 sales£1,782Fairblack
17 sales£1,800Fairblack/chrome
17 sales£1,843Fairblack Ernst Leitz Canada
5 sales£2,288Indicative(olive-green, BUNDESWEHR)
4 sales£84,509IndicativeDummy
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales onlyPrototype
2 salesSales onlyCut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 1 saleSales onlyElcan UW
1 saleSales onlyFrench Airforce
1 saleSales onlyblack paint (w/Leicavit MP)
1 saleSales onlychrome 50 Jahre (50th Anniversary)
1 saleSales onlyU.S. Navy
0 salesNo sales yetblack paint Sveriges Radio
0 salesNo sales yetchrome Ernst Leitz Canada
0 salesNo sales yet
Config
Questions
Is the Leitz M4 still usable as a working camera?
Yes — it is fully mechanical and does not require a battery to operate, and independent Leica specialists still service them, so clean examples remain viable users rather than shelf pieces.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica M mount
- Sales in the typical price
- 354
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 22 Jul 2026
- Median
- £1,475
- Middle half
- £849–£2,465
- Evidence
- Solid
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica M4: typical sale price £1,475, the median of 354 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £849–£2,465 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/m4/