Leitz 50mm f/2 Summitar LTM

Name: Leitz 50mm f/2 Summitar LTM
Brand: Leitz

The Leitz 50mm f/2 Summitar is a standard prime in Leica screw mount (LTM/M39), produced from the late 1930s into the early 1950s. It was Leitz's normal lens for screw-mount Leica rangefinders, slotting between the earlier Summar and the later Summicron in the Wetzlar lineage. Today it remains a popular budget entry into vintage Leica glass and a working lens for users of LTM bodies and adapted mirrorless cameras.

Across recent UK auction sales, hammer prices for clean user-grade Summitars have clustered in a tight £150–£188 band, with a median around £188 from 2023 through 2025. Two outlier results from specialist Leitz sales — £1,400 in 2020 and £2,400 in 2008 — reflect exceptional collector-grade or rare-variant copies rather than what a standard example is worth in 2026. For a typical shooter today, expect the lens to sell for under £200 at saleroom level, with condition, glass clarity, and original caps driving the price within that range.

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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
	Apr 2026	£1,188	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 36) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm 'Luftwaffen-Eigentum' Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 525949, body, G, elements, G-VG, some light bubble spot-like marks to middle group and very light internal haze Notes: Engraved to
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	May 2025	£150	Special Auction Services
Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 497) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 5cm f/2 Lens Description: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar 5cm f/2 Lens, L39 mount, serial no 563691, 1941, barrel G some brassing to filter ring edge & barrel, elements G-VG, with
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	Apr 2025	£188	Flints Auctions
Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 64) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Collapsible Lens Description: chrome, serial number 861439, barrel G, iris works, focuses smoothly, optics VG with front cap.
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	Apr 2025	£69	Flints Auctions
Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 52) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Collapsible Lens Description: chrome, serial number 682439, barrel F, some damage to rear locking-bayonette, likely drop damage, requires attention, iris slightly stiff, focuses
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	Apr 2025	£288	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 27) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 938694, body, VG, elements, VG, some light internal haze, with maker's cap
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	Sep 2024	£125	Flints Auctions
Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 12) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm Lens Description: chrome, serial number 618518, barrel G, optics F-G with small fungus spots and light haze, more obvious towards the periphery, with rear cap.
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	Aug 2024	£175	Flints Auctions
Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 7) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: 1949, chrome, serial no. 504925, body, G-VG, elements, VG-E, some very light internal haze, complete with maker's caps and a Leica ERC
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	Jun 2024	£188	Flints Auctions
Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 44) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Summitar f/2 5cm (50mm) Collapsible Lens Description: chrome, 1938, serial no.488027, body G, optics G, mild haze and dust, with Leitz orange filter
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	May 2024	£275	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 31) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: 1938, first batch, chrome, serial no. 487950, body, G-VG, elements, G-VG, complete with maker's caps
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	May 2023	£262	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 14) Title: A Leitz Summar f/2 50mm Lens Description: 1933, nickel, serial no. 186847, body, G, elements, G-VG, some cleaning marks to the front element and light internal haze, complete with SOOMP lens
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	Apr 2023	£200	Flints Auctions
Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 27) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 702551, body, G, elements, F-G, some light internal haze and some very minor seperation to the perimeter of the front group,
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	Apr 2023	£130	Special Auction Services
Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 486) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar 5cm f/2 Summitar Collapsible Lens Description: A Leitz Wetzlar 5cm f/2 Summitar Collapsible Lens, serial no 658871, 1948, barrel G, some brassing/scratches to barrel, elements F, haze to rear
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	Mar 2023	£162	Flints Auctions
Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 16) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 5cm Camera Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 625531, body G, optics G, some cleaning marks, haze, & some small inclusions in the glass, (bubbles), (Qty: 1)
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	Oct 2022	£125	Flints Auctions
Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 60) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 665146, body, G, elements, P-F, some seperation and internal haze/marks
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	Aug 2022	£262	Flints Auctions
Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 310) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: 1951, chrome, serial no. 933751, body, G-VG, elements, VG, some very light internal haze, complete with maker's caps Note: Lot imported under
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	Jan 2022	£186	Flints Auctions
Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 42) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: chrome, serial no. 667383, body, F-G, elements, F, some very light internal haze and bloom mark Note: Lot imported under Temporary Admission. 5% UK
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	Nov 2020	EUR 1,400	Leitz Auction
Auction: Leitz Auction 37 (Lot AI_37_38961) Title: Summitar 2/5cm German Navy 'Emden' Description: Extremely rare original naval army forces lens from the WWII, engraved with 'Emden' (an important German Navy port in WWII) and Reichsadler, in fine original condition (only a light haze), according to the Leica record files, this lens has been delivered in 1941 to Berlin, with both caps Estimate: EUR 2,800 - EUR 3,200
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	Apr 2019	£1,800	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 152) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm 'Luftwaffen-Eigentum' Lens Description: 1940, chrome, serial no. 551266, body, VG, elements, G-VG, some internal haze to middle group, with maker's cap
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	Nov 2018	£168	Flints Auctions
Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 1015) Title: A Leitz Summitar f/2 50mm Lens Description: 1942, chrome, serial no. 589482, body, G-VG, some marks to barrel shaft, elements, VG, some very light internal haze, with maker's front cap
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	Jun 2015	EUR 3,600	Leitz Auction
Auction: Leitz Auction 27 (Lot AI_27_30584) Title: Summitar * 2/5cm Description: very rare prototype of the later Summicron with thorium-oxide element in correct mount (diaphragm to 22), a small series of these lenses were produced for testing purposes in 1950, 3 years before the Summicron came on the market, the lens is in very fine, original condition with clear optics - this lens is the consecutive number of two lenses (nos. 812296 & 812297) sold in our May auction in Wetzlar, according to the previous owner it was directly acquired from Mr. Keller (former employee at Leitz scientific division) Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 8,000
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	Nov 2008	EUR 2,400	Leitz Auction
Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_18129) Title: Summitar * 2/5cm Description: very rare prototype of the later Summicron with thorium-oxide element in correct mount (diaphragm to 22), a small series of these lenses were produced for testing in 1950, 3 years before the Summicron came on the market, the lens is in good, original condition with some small marks, keeper Estimate: EUR 3,500 - EUR 3,800
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