CameraWorth.com

Leitz 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron

The Leitz 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron is a fast short-telephoto prime from Leica's apochromatically-corrected line, produced in rangefinder and reflex forms for the Leica M and Leica R systems. It was designed as a high-performance portrait and mid-tele lens, prioritising corrected chromatic aberration and flat-field sharpness wide open over compactness.

Across the UK auction market, hammer prices for the 90mm f/2 APO-Summicron have ranged from £1,100 to £2,800, with a median around £1,700 based on the recorded saleroom results. The strongest results — £2,400 and £2,800 in June 2020 — reflected a firmer market for clean M-mount copies, while a more recent 2024 sale settled at £1,100, suggesting softer pricing today for examples with condition issues. As of 2026, a tidy, fully-functional copy typically sells for somewhere in the £1,500–£2,000 band at UK auction hammer, with R-mount examples generally trading at the lower end of that range and late M-mount ASPH versions commanding the premium.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
L — — 0 —
M — — 5 £1,625 – £2,800
R — — 0 —
I have one to sell

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
Oct 2024 £1,100 Harper Field Auctions —
Nov 2023 £1,625 Flints Auctions M
Jun 2022 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction M
Apr 2022 £1,625 Flints Auctions —
Apr 2021 £1,736 Flints Auctions M
Jun 2020 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction M
Jun 2020 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction M
Jun 2017 EUR 3,400 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2015 EUR 12,000 Leitz Auction —
May 2006 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction —

Other Leitz lenses