Leitz 200mm f/4 Telyt
The Leitz 200mm f/4 Telyt is a telephoto prime from Leitz's long-focus Telyt family, supplied for Leica rangefinder use via the Visoflex reflex housing and also in Leica screw-mount (LTM) form. At 200mm with an f/4 maximum aperture, it was aimed at sports, wildlife and distance work where the standard rangefinder viewfinder was unsuitable.
Hammer prices at recent UK auction for user-grade copies have been modest, with three results between £75 and £113 logged in 2019–2025 and a median value sitting around £100 as of today. Clean, ordinary Visoflex and LTM examples typically sell for under £120 at saleroom level, while specialist Leitz sales have seen scarcer variants fetch dramatically more — £1,200 in 2005 and £3,000–£4,000 in 2021–2022 — so condition and exact variant drive the price far more than the headline model name.
Variants
| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| LTM | — | — | 1 | £75 – £75 |
| Visoflex | — | — | 2 | £113 – £1,200 |
Sales History
Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.
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| Apr 2026 | £50 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 6) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt f/4 200mm Lens
Description:
black, serial number 1682291, barrel G, optics G-VG with very light dust, with rear cap. Note: A 5% import Duty applies to this lot on the hammer |
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| Apr 2026 | £69 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 3) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt f/4 200mm Lens
Description:
black, serial number 1559034, barrel G, aperture ring slightly stiff, optics G with light haze, with caps. Note: A 5% import Duty applies to this lot |
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| Oct 2025 | £113 | Chiswick Auctions | Visoflex | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 179) Title: Leica Telyt 200mm f4 Visoflex Lens.
Description:
#2175959. Signs of light use. In original box. |
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| Feb 2025 | £95 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 269) Title: Leitz Visoflex system comprising housing, tripod mount, Telyt 1:4/200 lens, serial number 1753981
Description:
Leitz Visoflex system comprising housing, tripod mount, Telyt 1:4/200 lens, serial number 1753981 |
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| Oct 2024 | £75 | Flints Auctions | LTM | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 5) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt f/4 200mm Lens
Description:
black, screw mount, serial number 1888816, barrel VG, optics VG, in a Hoya rigid case, with caps and filter. |
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| Oct 2024 | £90 | Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1642) Title: Leitz Telyt 1:4/200 camera lens, serial number 2372269, to suit Visoflex, with screw mount, a 16466M
Description:
Leitz Telyt 1:4/200 camera lens, serial number 2372269, to suit Visoflex, with screw mount, a 16466M |
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| Jun 2024 | £88 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 39) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt f/4 20cm Camera Lens
Description:
Leica screw mount, black, serial no. 272902, body F-G, scuffing around outside of filter ring, appears to be repainted, paint wear to hood, elements |
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| Apr 2024 | £110 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 601) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar 200mm f/4 Telyt Lens
Description:
A Leitz Wetzlar 200mm f/4 Telyt Lens, serial no 2239894, 1967, G-VG, with Visofel II, OXTBO magnifier, in Leica case |
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| Jun 2023 | £40 | Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 123) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt 200mm f/4 Visoflex Lens
Description:
A Leitz Wetzlar Telyt 200mm f/4 Visoflex Lens, serial no 1692728, 1959, barrel G, some light scratches/wear, elements G, with front and rear caps |
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| Jun 2022 | EUR 3,000 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 40 (Lot AI_40_40342) Title: Telyt 4/200mm 'Swedish Army'
Description:
very rare original 200mm Telyt for the Swedish army, engraved with triple crown, in beautiful, near mint condition, clean lenses, incl. both caps Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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| Nov 2021 | EUR 4,000 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 39 (Lot AI_39_39911) Title: Telyt 4/200mm '3-Crowns'
Description:
original and very rare 200mm Telyt engraved with the triple crown for the Swedish army, in excellent condition, clean lenses, with both caps, delivered to the Swedish Leitz agent Brandt in Stockholm on 25th of May 1960 Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| Jun 2020 | EUR 4,000 | Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 36 (Lot AI_36_38368) Title: Telyt 4/200mm '3-Crowns'
Description:
original and very rare 200mm Telyt engraved with triple crown for the Swedish army, in beautiful, mint condition, clean lenses, with both caps and maker's box, delivered to the Swedish Leitz agent Brandt in Stockholm on 25th of May 1960, this is the best example of this rare lens we have seen Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| Oct 2019 | £96 | Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 174) Title: A Leitz Telyt f4/5 200mm Lens
Description:
1957, black, serial no. 1503225, body, G-VG, elements, E, with lens hood and cap, in maker's box. |
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| Nov 2005 | EUR 1,200 | Leitz Auction | Visoflex | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 8 (Lot AI_8_26024) Title: Telyt 4/200mm Prototype
Description:
Leitz Wetzlar, test lens for Visoflex with prototype serial-number Estimate: EUR 2,000 - EUR 2,400 |
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| Jun 2003 | £176 | Christie's | — | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 113) Title: Telyt f/4 200mm. no. 1851906
Description:
Telyt f/4 200mm. no. 1851906 Estimate: £180 - £220 |
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