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Leitz 60mm f/2.8 Macro-Elmarit

The Leitz 60mm f/2.8 Macro-Elmarit-R is a standard-length macro lens for the Leica R bayonet, designed for SLR bodies in the R series. It focuses close for 1:2 reproduction natively and reaches 1:1 with the matching extension, and it doubles as a general-purpose short-tele for portraits and copy work.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Macro-Elmarit-R 60mm have typically sat between £106 and £238, with a median of around £175 based on thirteen saleroom results from 2021 to 2025. Exceptional copies have sold for more — one example fetched £438 in 2022 and another £322 in 2021 — but as of 2026 the lens is worth noticeably less at saleroom level than those peaks suggest, with 2025 hammers mostly in the £106–£175 band. These are wholesale figures achieved in the room, so what a clean example sells for at a specialist dealer is usually higher.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
R 15 £106 – £438

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
Mar 2026 £188 Flints Auctions
Oct 2025 £106 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2025 £125 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2025 £175 Flints Auctions R
Feb 2025 £175 Flints Auctions R
Oct 2024 £130 Special Auction Services R
Apr 2024 £210 Special Auction Services R
Apr 2024 £120 Special Auction Services R
Apr 2024 £238 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2024 £138 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £190 Special Auction Services
Nov 2023 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Jul 2023 £212 Flints Auctions R
Jul 2023 £112 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2023 £225 Flints Auctions
Mar 2023 £175 Flints Auctions R
Jan 2023 £212 Flints Auctions R
Jan 2023 £162 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £438 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2021 £322 Flints Auctions R
May 2020 £306 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £180 Flints Auctions R