The Leitz 50mm f/3.5 Anastigmat is the original screw-mount standard lens fitted to the earliest Leica cameras, predating the Elmax and Elmar designs. It is a fixed 50mm f/3.5 optic in Leica Thread Mount (LTM/L39) intended for the earliest 35mm rangefinder bodies, and survives today almost exclusively as a collector's piece rather than a user lens.

Sales data for this lens is extremely thin: the only verified UK auction hammer result on file is £16,000 (2011), which reflects the Anastigmat's status as one of the rarest Leitz screw-mount lenses ever produced. With a single data point, there is no meaningful range or median to quote, and what a clean example is worth in today's market in 2026 will depend almost entirely on condition, completeness, and provenance — a confirmed early example with documentation could sell for materially more, while an incomplete or heavily faulted lens would price below this level. Buyers should treat any quoted figure as indicative only; this lens rarely surfaces, and saleroom hammer prices exclude both buyer's and seller's commission.