Leica Thambar 90mm f/2.2
The Leica Thambar 90mm f/2.2 is a Leica Screw/M/Visoflex Mount. CameraWorth tracks 26 sold prices for this model, with prices ranging from £649 to £5,152 (median £1,759).
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Thambar 90mm f/2.2, complete with spot filter, reversible lens-hood and cap |
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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 26 recorded sales.
Last checked on eBay: 6 September 2026. Most recent sale: August 2026.
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| Aug 2026 | USD 5,000 | £3,692 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: [MINT] Leica Leitz Thambar 90mm 9cm f/2.2 M Mount 11697 USA Seller
Description:
For Sale 1 Leica (reissue) Thambar-M 90mm with everything original. Lens is 6 bit coded from factory. This is a nice set and nice and new.Get the 1930's rendering with better lens coatings than the antique model. Location: Campton, New Hampshire, United States |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 2,225 | £1,668 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Thambar 90mm f/2.2 L39 Screw Mount
Description:
The Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Thambar 90mm f/2.2 L39 Screw Mount is a high-quality telephoto lens designed for manual focusing. With a maximum aperture of f/2.2, this lens allows for excellent low-light performance and beautiful bokeh. The L39 mount ensures compatibility with Leica cameras, making it a versatile option for photographers looking for a precision lens with a long focal length. Ideal for capturing detailed close-up shots, this vintage lens is a valuable addition to any photographer's collection. |
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| Nov 2025 | £2,000 | £1,600 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 21) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
black, serial no. 472310, body, VG-E, elements, VG, some very light internal haze, complete with center spot filter, lens hood and cap, in repro box |
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| Jun 2025 | EUR 5,000 | £4,249 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 46 (Lot A01645) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm TOODY
Description:
Classic and sought-after original soft-focus portrait lens, in very good condition, good lenses only showing some light cleaning marks and a discrete haze, later coated, complete set with spot filter, hood, 5x filters with their red maker's boxes (yellow 1, yellow 2, green, red and UV), leather case, and both front and rear caps. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Apr 2025 | £1,750 | £1,400 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 30) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
black/chrome, serial no. 283213, body, G-VG, elements, G-VG, some internal haze and light marks to the front element |
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| May 2024 | £2,250 | £1,800 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 36) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
1936, black, serial no. 375087, body, G, elements, VG, some internal haze, complete with center spot filter, maker's lens hood and lens caps |
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| Jun 2023 | EUR 2,000 | £1,717 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 42 (Lot AI_20220121_1128_41173) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm TOODY
Description:
classic soft-focus portrait lens in very good condition, quite good lenses only showing some light cleaning marks and haze, with spot filter, hood and both front and rear caps Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| May 2023 | £2,750 | £2,200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 15) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
1935, black, serial no. 283103, body, G, elements, G-VG, some very light internal haze and one small 'bloom' to the middle group, complete with spot |
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| Jun 2021 | EUR 6,000 | £5,152 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 38 (Lot AI_38_39321) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm TOODY
Description:
an early Thambar in amazing, almost mint condition, with very good optics, incl. matching spot filter, hood, both caps, and red maker's box with matching number (!), a special opportunity for a collector looking for a best possible example of this rare lens! Estimate: EUR 8,000 - EUR 9,000 |
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| May 2020 | £3,185 | £2,600 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 35) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens, 1936, black/chrome, serial no. 311492, body, G-VG, elements, VG-E, some light internal haze to inner perimeter of |
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| Jun 2019 | EUR 1,600 | £1,426 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 34 (Lot AI_34_37041) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm
Description:
very rare war-time Thambar (from the last batch of 200 lenses) in good condition, optics with only minimal cleaning marks, incl. original spot filter, hood and rear cap Estimate: EUR 3,200 - EUR 3,600 |
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| Apr 2019 | £2,880 | £2,400 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 156) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
1938, black/chrome, serial no. 472342, body, G, elements, G-VG, some light cleaning marks, complete with center spot filter |
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| Nov 2018 | EUR 2,800 | £2,467 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 33 (Lot AI_33_36940) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm
Description:
soft-focus lens in beautiful condition with clean optics, both caps, hood, special spot filter. The four-element 9 cm Thambar f/2.2 lens was introduced in 1935. It is the only Leica lens ever officially announced as a “soft-focus lens”. The Thambar is one of the great classics among the collectible Leica lenses, of which only less than 3000 units were produced from 1935 to 1949. Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| Jun 2017 | EUR 1,700 | £1,491 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 31 (Lot AI_31_35488) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm
Description:
lens head in perfect condition with clean optics, original center filter, hood and cap in Leitz focusing device with M42 mount Estimate: EUR 2,500 - EUR 3,000 |
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| Jul 2016 | £1,600 | £1,600 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Including The Mike Simkin Magic Lantern Collection Thursday 7th July 2016 at 10:00 (Lot 716) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens, black and chrome, serial no. 226455, body, VG, some deterioration to inner wall between elements, elements, G, some coating marks to front element and some unknown internal marks, with maker's filter, lens hood and cap, in maker's box Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Apr 2014 | £3,200 | £3,200 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment on Wednesday 30th April 2014 at 11:00 (Lot 245) Title: A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens
Description:
A Leitz Thambar f/2.2 90mm Lens, black, serial no. 416714, body, VG-E, elements, G-VG, minor haze, in maker's box, with instructions Estimate: £3,500 - £4,000 |
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| Nov 2012 | HKD 18,000 | £1,455 | 🇭🇰 Bonhams | — | |
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Auction: The Leica Sale (Lot 2209) Title: Leitz 90mm f2.2 Thambar soft-focus portrait lens,
Description:
No. 311178, -The legendary Leica portrait lens - complete with spot lenshood and two caps. Estimate: HKD 18,000 - HKD 24,000 |
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| Nov 2005 | EUR 1,200 | £815 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 8 (Lot AI_8_26019) Title: Thambar 2.2/9cm
Description:
in good original condition with spot-filter, hood, cap Estimate: EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,000 |
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| Nov 2005 | £1,320 | £1,100 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: CAMERAS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 74) Title: Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 283117
Description:
Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 283117 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Nov 2004 | £896 | £750 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: CAMERAS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 116) Title: Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 283047
Description:
Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 283047 Estimate: £700 - £900 |
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| Nov 2004 | EUR 5,313 | £3,712 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 6 (Lot AI_6_24327) Title: Thambar 2,2/9cm
Description:
this Thambar lens (in feet) is certainly the best we have ever seen, it can be described as 'new' after nearly 70 years, all lenses are spotless - with spotfilter, hood, cap, red original maker's box Estimate: EUR 3,500 - EUR 4,000 |
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| Sep 2004 | £776 | £649 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 71) Title: Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 416991
Description:
Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 416991 Estimate: £700 - £900 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 2,604 | £1,804 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_22825) Title: Thambar 2,2/9cm
Description:
Fast neuwertiges Thambar in Original-Zustand, saubere Linsen, Blende, Spotfilter, Deckeln Estimate: EUR 19,340 - EUR 2,262,040 |
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| Jun 2003 | £1,410 | £1,200 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 117) Title: Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 226284
Description:
Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 226284 Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000 |
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| Jun 1999 | £2,070 | £1,800 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Leica Cameras (Lot 284) Title: Thambar f/2.2 9cm. no. 375220
Description:
Thambar f/2.2 9cm. no. 375220 Estimate: £1,500 - £2,500 |
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| Jun 1998 | £2,185 | £1,900 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | 90mm f/2.2 LTM | |
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Auction: LEICA AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 297) Title: Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 375092
Description:
Thambar 9cm. f/2.2 no. 375092 Estimate: £1,200 - £1,800 |
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