The Leitz 21-35mm f/3.5-4 Vario-Elmar-R ASPH is a wide-angle zoom lens for Leica R-mount SLR bodies (R3 through R9), covering the ultra-wide to moderate wide range in a single optic. It was aimed at R-system users who wanted to replace several fixed wide-angle primes with one lens for reportage and landscape work.

UK auction activity on this lens is thin: the only recorded hammer price in our data is £1,225 in November 2023, and as of today in 2026 that single saleroom result is the clearest reference point for what one is worth at wholesale level. Because hammer prices exclude buyer's and seller's commission, retail dealer asking prices typically sit above this figure, so a clean example sells for noticeably more once a margin is added. With just one data point, treat the price as indicative rather than a firm market value.