The Leitz 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit is a wide-angle prime for the Leica R SLR system, offered here in the R-mount variant compatible with the R3 through R9 bodies. With a 24mm focal length and f/2.8 maximum aperture, it was designed for landscape, architectural and reportage work where a broader field of view than the standard 35mm was needed on Leica reflex cameras.

At UK auction, hammer prices for this lens have ranged from £396 in 2004 to £500 in 2024, giving a midpoint around £448 across the limited record. Buyers asking what a 24mm f/2.8 Elmarit-R is worth in 2026 should treat these saleroom results as wholesale benchmarks — what clean copies sell for at the hammer, before commission — with retail dealer pricing typically sitting above this level. With only two recorded sales the sample is thin, so condition and completeness drive the value of any individual example more than headline averages.