Leica Summitar 50mm f/2
The Leica Summitar 50mm f/2 is a Leica Screw/M/Visoflex Mount. CameraWorth tracks 46 sold prices for this model, with prices ranging from £35 to £33,352 (median £180).
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Summitar 50mm, f/2 |
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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 46 recorded sales.
Last checked on eBay: 6 September 2026. Most recent sale: September 2026.
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| Sep 2026 | EUR 300 | £257 | 🇪🇺 eBay | — | |
Title: Leitz Leica Summitar 50mm f2 M39 L39 LTM lens screw mount 5cm made in Germany
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Ich biete ein Leica Summitar 50mm f2 Objektiv an. Im optischen Block sind leichte Staubeinschlüsse sichtbar. Location: Hamburg, Germany |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 360 | £266 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Summitar 5cm (50mm) f/2 Hex Collapsible L39 Screw Mount Lens
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For sale is a nice classic Leica 50mm f2.0 Summitar. This lens is in good condition. Some wear and signs of use but overall clean. Small impression on the focus ring but focus works. Glass is clean for its age. Some light internal haze and dust. Lens is nice and sharp with a good rendering. Location: Philadelphia, PA, United States |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 450 | £332 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica 5cm 50mm f2 Summitar Collapsible Lens LTM M39 #401
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica 5cm 50mm f2 Summitar Collapsible Lens LTM M39 #401 at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Indianapolis, IN, United States |
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| Aug 2026 | CAD 438 | £233 | 🇨🇦 eBay | — | |
Title: LEICA Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 5cm f2 L39 Screw Mount
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for LEICA Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 5cm f2 L39 Screw Mount at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 336 | £251 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Summitar 50mm F2 LTM Lens
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica Summitar 50mm F2 LTM Lens at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! |
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| Jul 2026 | £212 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 10) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Collapsible Lens
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chrome, serial number 627831, barrel G-VG, optics VG, in non-original bubble. |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 400 | £299 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: [MINT] LEICA Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 5cm 50mm f/2 L39 LTM L Screw Mount JPN
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・For All Other Countries. ・For the United States. Important Notice Functional;. It shows minimal signs of use. No problem in the shooting. Weekends are not available because office is closed. |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 180 | £135 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica 5cm 50mm f2 Summitar Collapsible Lens LTM M39 *For Parts/Reapir* - 401
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica 5cm 50mm f2 Summitar Collapsible Lens LTM M39 *For Parts/Reapir* - 401 at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! |
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| Jun 2026 | EUR 270 | £233 | 🇪🇺 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica ltm summitar 50mm F2 m39 screw leitz 666 lens from 1948 c1b
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica ltm summitar 50mm F2 m39 screw leitz 666 lens from 1948 c1b at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! |
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| Jun 2026 | £150 | £150 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Summitar 50mm f2 LTM Screw. Slight damage
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Fully working with clear glass. This lens produces lovely results (See photos); however it has suffered some scoring to the barrel in the past. It's important to check the lens is correctly lined up when moving to the collapsed position. |
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| May 2026 | USD 276 | £205 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Leitz Summitar 50mm f2.0 SM Collapsible Lens S#: 798xxx w/Caps Germany
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Lens is clean and no scratches, but there is a small separation on the edge. |
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| Apr 2026 | £225 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 37) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 702920, body, VG, elements, G-VG, some cleaning marks, with maker's caps Note: A 5% import VAT applies to this lot for UK bidders |
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| Apr 2026 | £238 | £190 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 144) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm 'Attrape' Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 864501A, body, VG, glass, F-VG, come fungus and marks Note: Attrape (Dummy) model designed for store demonstration and display |
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| Apr 2026 | £1,188 | £950 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 36) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm 'Luftwaffen-Eigentum' Lens
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chrome, serial no. 525949, body, G, elements, G-VG, some light bubble spot-like marks to middle group and very light internal haze Notes: Engraved to |
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| Mar 2026 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 11) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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chrome, serial no. 622617, body, G, elements, G, some traces of fungus and internal haze/cleaning marks |
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| Apr 2025 | £69 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 52) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Collapsible Lens
Description:
chrome, serial number 682439, barrel F, some damage to rear locking-bayonette, likely drop damage, requires attention, iris slightly stiff, focuses |
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| Apr 2025 | £188 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 64) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Collapsible Lens
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chrome, serial number 861439, barrel G, iris works, focuses smoothly, optics VG with front cap. |
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| Apr 2025 | £250 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 26) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 816185, body, G-VG, optics, G-VG, some light haze present, together with UV filter, cap and maker's bubble (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2025 | £288 | £230 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 27) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 938694, body, VG, elements, VG, some light internal haze, with maker's cap |
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| Nov 2024 | EUR 40,000 | £33,352 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 45 (Lot A01230) Title: Summitar * 2/5cm Summicron prototype 'Kruckenhauser'
Description:
Beautiful very rare prototype of the later Summicron lens with Thorium-oxide element, note the diaphragm with apertures to f:22, a small series of these lenses was produced for testing purposes in 1950, three years before the Summicron came on to the market, the lens here is in absolute mint, original condition, optics showing some haze and focusing not 100% correct, with both caps, Leica records show that this lens was delivered to the Austrian photographer and 'ski Pope' Stefan Kruckenhauser, famous for his innovative winter pictures with 35mm cameras and skiing techniques, he also received the pre-series Leica M3 no.700000! Estimate: EUR 14,000 - EUR 16,000 |
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| Sep 2024 | £175 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 7) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Camera Lens
Description:
chrome, serial number 489243, barrel G, focus is smooth, iris function is stiff, with metal caps. |
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| Sep 2024 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 12) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Lens
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chrome, serial number 618518, barrel G, optics F-G with small fungus spots and light haze, more obvious towards the periphery, with rear cap. |
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| Aug 2024 | £175 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 7) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1949, chrome, serial no. 504925, body, G-VG, elements, VG-E, some very light internal haze, complete with maker's caps and a Leica ERC |
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| Jul 2024 | £44 | £35 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 466) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar f/2 5cm Summitar Lens
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chrome, serial number 860157, serious dent to filter ring, haas cause separation in the front group, has light haze internally. |
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| Jun 2024 | £188 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 44) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm (50mm) Collapsible Lens
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chrome, 1938, serial no.488027, body G, optics G, mild haze and dust, with Leitz orange filter |
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| May 2024 | £275 | £220 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 31) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1938, first batch, chrome, serial no. 487950, body, G-VG, elements, G-VG, complete with maker's caps |
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| Nov 2023 | £1,025 | £820 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 22) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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chrome, body, VG, elements, VG-E Note: Uncommon example just engraved "Summitar 1" and no serial number |
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| Apr 2023 | £200 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 27) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 702551, body, G, elements, F-G, some light internal haze and some very minor seperation to the perimeter of the front group, |
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| Apr 2023 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 486) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar 5cm f/2 Summitar Collapsible Lens
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A Leitz Wetzlar 5cm f/2 Summitar Collapsible Lens, serial no 658871, 1948, barrel G, some brassing/scratches to barrel, elements F, haze to rear |
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| Mar 2023 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 16) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 5cm Camera Lens
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chrome, serial no. 625531, body G, optics G, some cleaning marks, haze, & some small inclusions in the glass, (bubbles), (Qty: 1) |
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| Nov 2022 | EUR 3,000 | £2,607 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 41 (Lot AI_41_40939) Title: Leitz Summitar 2/5cm ex GOI Museum
Description:
This interesting lens was delivered to Berlin in 1939, and was bought by the Soviets for the GOI factory and used for optical testing and further development of the lenses of Soviet production, after the war the lens remained in the factory archive. It shows hand-engraved GOI inventory numbers on the mount 'G.O.I. E-c-336/185557', with Soviet lens cap and GOI Leningrad wooden box with a sticker inside 'Summitar 1:2 f=50mm', an interesting piece of history of the Soviet photo industry Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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| Oct 2022 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 60) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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chrome, serial no. 665146, body, G, elements, P-F, some seperation and internal haze/marks |
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| Aug 2022 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 317) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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chrome, serial no. 812414, body, G, elements, F, internal fungus/haze marks |
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| Aug 2022 | £212 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 309) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1948, chrome, serial no. 665857, body, VG, elements, VG, with maker's lens cap Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT will be |
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| Aug 2022 | £262 | £210 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 310) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1951, chrome, serial no. 933751, body, G-VG, elements, VG, some very light internal haze, complete with maker's caps Note: Lot imported under |
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| Jan 2022 | £186 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 42) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 667383, body, F-G, elements, F, some very light internal haze and bloom mark Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK |
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| Jan 2021 | £223 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 181) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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chrome, serial no. 659970, body, G-VG, elements, VG, some internal haze Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK import VAT will be |
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| Oct 2019 | £264 | £220 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 164) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1939, chrome, serial no. 530036*, body, G, mount slightly loose, elements, VG, some light internal haze; Astrix (*) denotes duplicated serial numer. |
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| Apr 2019 | £1,800 | £1,500 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 152) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm 'Luftwaffen-Eigentum' Lens
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1940, chrome, serial no. 551266, body, VG, elements, G-VG, some internal haze to middle group, with maker's cap |
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| Nov 2018 | £168 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1015) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1942, chrome, serial no. 589482, body, G-VG, some marks to barrel shaft, elements, VG, some very light internal haze, with maker's front cap |
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| Apr 2018 | £192 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1041) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1952, chrome, serial no. 978030, body, G-VG, elements, G-VG, some light internal haze and very light cleaning marks |
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| Apr 2018 | £192 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1048) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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1951, chrome, serial no. 859747, body, VG-E, elements, VG, some very light internal haze and one single naturally occurring bubble, with filter and |
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| Nov 2015 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Express Camera & Music Auction Thursday 19th November 2015 at 10:00 Lots 1-343 Cameras Lots 344-487 Music (Lot 148) Title: Leica Summitar Lens
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Leica Summitar Lens, f/2 50mm from 1950 production Estimate: £60 - £80 |
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| Jul 2013 | £270 | £270 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: THREE DAY AUCTION OF GRAMOPHONE RECORDS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHICA Tuesday 30th July at 12noon - Celebrity Vocal Records from the Collection of the Late Sir Paul Getty (Lots 1 - 520) Wednesday 31st July at 10am - Music and Entertainm (Lot 1839) Title: A Leica De-Nazified Military Summitar f/2 50mm Lens
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A Leica De-Nazified Military Summitar f/2 50mm Lens, serial no. 551907, chrome, body, F, marking of "Luftwaffen-Eigentum" ground out, elements, P, separation, with copy of Leitz factory shipping list Estimate: £300 - £400 |
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| May 2013 | EUR 5,500 | £4,670 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 23 (Lot AI_23_10671) Title: Summitar 2/5cm Gold 'Karl Henkell'
Description:
also this lens was used with Leica III Luxus no.55493, though the Leitz archive does not mention the gold plating - still it looks absolutely original made by Leitz and we are sure that it was specially done for Karl Henkell at the time, with gold plated front cap Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Nov 2008 | EUR 2,400 | £1,994 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 50mm f/2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_18129) Title: Summitar * 2/5cm
Description:
very rare prototype of the later Summicron with thorium-oxide element in correct mount (diaphragm to 22), a small series of these lenses were produced for testing in 1950, 3 years before the Summicron came on the market, the lens is in good, original condition with some small marks, keeper Estimate: EUR 3,500 - EUR 3,800 |
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