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Leitz 73mm f/1.9 Hektor LTM

The Leitz 73mm f/1.9 Hektor is a fast short-telephoto lens in Leica screw mount (LTM / L39), designed for the rangefinder Leica cameras of the interwar and early post-war era. The unusual 73mm focal length and f/1.9 aperture made it a specialist portrait and available-light optic, and it remains one of the more distinctive Hektor designs sought by collectors today.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the 73mm Hektor have ranged from about £528 up to £2,800, with a median around £800–£900 for typical user-grade copies. Clean, complete examples with matching caps and cases are what a 73mm Hektor sells for at the top of the range, while the higher four-figure results reflect exceptional condition or early/rare examples — sellers in 2026 should remember these are saleroom hammer figures at wholesale level, not retail asking prices, so a lens is worth noticeably less in a trade-in than the headline price suggests.

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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
Nov 2025 £650 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £1,188 Flints Auctions
Oct 2022 £725 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £1,100 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Jun 2021 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Apr 2021 £930 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £1,364 Flints Auctions
May 2020 £1,348 Flints Auctions
Nov 2016 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 2,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 550 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 880 Leitz Auction
Jun 2000 £528 Christie's

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