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Leitz 35mm f/1.4 Summilux

The Leitz 35mm f/1.4 Summilux is a fast wide-angle prime designed for the Leica M-mount rangefinder system, offering a full stop more light than the Summicron at the same focal length. Produced across several generations from the early 1960s onward, it was conceived for available-light reportage and remains one of the most iconic fast 35s ever built.

Hammer prices for the 35mm f/1.4 Summilux at UK auction have ranged from £2,040 to £16,000 over recent years, with a median worth around £4,500 — a wide spread that reflects the absence of a specified variant, since early chrome first-version examples (the so-called "Steel Rim") sell for many multiples of later pre-aspherical copies at saleroom level. In 2026, clean middle-period lenses continue to sell for roughly £3,000 to £6,500 in the auction market, while exceptional early examples have fetched £12,000 to £16,000. These are UK auction hammer results — wholesale price levels that sit well below dealer retail and exclude buyer's and seller's commission.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
M 10 £1,100 – £50,000

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.

Date Price Source Variant
Nov 2025 £1,100 Special Auction Services M
Nov 2025 EUR 20,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 £1,750 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £4,375 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 EUR 34,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 EUR 50,000 Leitz Auction M
Mar 2025 £3,024 Chiswick Auctions
Nov 2024 EUR 10,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 EUR 9,000 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2024 EUR 5,500 Leitz Auction M
Oct 2024 £2,300 Harper Field Auctions
Jun 2024 EUR 5,500 Leitz Auction
May 2024 £3,000 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £1,300 Special Auction Services M
Nov 2023 EUR 6,500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 8,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 22,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction
May 2023 £1,750 Flints Auctions
May 2023 £13,750 Flints Auctions
Apr 2023 £3,750 Special Auction Services
Nov 2022 EUR 12,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2022 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £15,000 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 £6,250 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £15,000 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 EUR 4,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 13,000 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2021 EUR 16,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2021 £9,300 Flints Auctions
Jun 2021 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction M
Apr 2021 £4,712 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £2,852 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £2,356 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £1,736 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 10,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2020 EUR 6,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2020 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Oct 2019 £2,040 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £2,760 Flints Auctions
Mar 2018 EUR 2,500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2017 EUR 3,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 7,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
Nov 2015 EUR 4,500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2015 EUR 8,500 Leitz Auction M
Jun 2015 EUR 3,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 9,000 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2014 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Mar 2014 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction
Mar 2014 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 6,000 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 2,200 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 950 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
May 2007 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2006 EUR 4,500 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 3,450 Leitz Auction
May 2005 EUR 1,050 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 EUR 3,854 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 EUR 1,042 Leitz Auction
Sep 2003 £705 Christie's
May 2003 EUR 1,042 Leitz Auction
Nov 2001 £540 Christie's
Jun 2000 £564 Christie's