Leica MA4A (microphotography)

photomicrography

The Leica MA4A (microphotography) has 1 recorded sale: £1,544 (11 Jun 2022, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Other recorded sales All 2 →

E.Leitz Wetzlar Microphotographic Camera£265
23 May 2009 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €300 · lot AI_15_19289hammer ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the MA4Aawaiting classification · not in the price+ lens

What it is

{"overview":"The Leitz MA4A is a 35mm microphotography camera unit produced by Leitz for laboratory and scientific imaging work mounted to a microscope. Because that figure is a wholesale saleroom result rather than a dealer retail price, today's value will depend heavily on whether the next example surfaces complete with its microscope adapter and drive components, and a buyer's guide to what an MA4A sells for should be treated as indicative only until further results appear.","buying_guide":"Inspect any MA4A for completeness of its microscope-coupling hardware, as missing adapters or drive parts sharply reduce usefulness and value.

Generated summary, 15 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

Is the Leitz MA4A a standard 35mm camera?

No — it is a microphotography unit designed to attach to a microscope for 35mm film capture, not a handheld camera, which is why its market sits with laboratory-equipment buyers.

Facts

Maker
Leica
Type
photomicrography
Sales in the typical price
1
First sale
11 Jun 2022
Latest sale
11 Jun 2022
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Leica MA4A (microphotography): 1 recorded sale, June 2022; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/ma4a-microphotography/

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