The Leitz 280mm f/2.8 APO-Telyt-R is a fast apochromatic telephoto prime in Leica R bayonet mount, designed for the Leica R-series SLR system. As a long, fast aperture lens, it was aimed at sports, wildlife and press photographers who needed reach combined with a wide working aperture on Leicaflex and R-body cameras.

UK auction data for this lens is extremely thin: a single recorded hammer result of £1,645 at Christie's in 2001, achieved at the saleroom and excluding buyer's and seller's commission. With only one data point, it is not possible to give a reliable median or current 2026 price range, and what a clean copy is worth today will depend heavily on condition, completeness of the dedicated case and hood, and how it sells for at the next specialist sale. Variant differences (earlier two-piece versus later one-piece APO-Telyt-R designs) can also materially affect value, so individual results vary widely.