Leica R8 10081 SLR NEAR MINT BOXED£513
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Leica R8
Leica reflex
The Leica R8 typically sells for £384 (median of 43 recorded sales, 1999–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£384
median of 43 sales, 1999–2026
last 3 years: £240 (17 sales)
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £240–£675
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£38242 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
(digital)£1,500
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1999; no trend line.
Latest sales All 45 →
Leica R8 Body #2420567 -Original Box-£384
○ version not yet checkedboxed
Leica R8 35mm Film Camera SLR Analog Manual Focus Vintage -VM 8811 LN-£429
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Leica R8 35mm Film SLR Body for Spares or Repair£90
○ version not yet checkedlot or parts · not in the price
A Leitz Leica R8 SLR Camera Body£40
7 Jul 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 13 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version not yet checked◆ ▼ far below the rest
What it is
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Generated summary, 20 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
Questions
Is the Leica R8 the same as the R9?
No — the R9 is the later, lighter revision of the same body shell and uses the same R bayonet mount, but each model is priced separately at auction and they should not be conflated when comparing values.
Facts
- Maker
- Leica
- Type
- Leica reflex
- Sales in the typical price
- 43
- First sale
- 16 Feb 1999
- Latest sale
- 4 Aug 2026
- Median
- £384
- Middle half
- £240–£675
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Leica R8: typical sale price £384, the median of 43 recorded sales, 1999–2026, middle half £240–£675 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/l/leica/r8/