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Leitz 90mm f/2 Summicron

The Leitz 90mm f/2 Summicron is a fast short-telephoto for the Leica rangefinder system, traditionally used for portraits, available-light reportage and tight candid work where the f/2 aperture offers a stop of speed over the contemporary Elmarit. Across its long production life it appeared in several distinct optical and mechanical versions, so the value of any individual copy depends heavily on which variant is in hand.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for 90mm f/2 Summicrons listed without a specified version have ranged from £350 to £1,240, with a median around £470 based on the ten saleroom results on file. The bulk of clean but unidentified copies sell for £400 to £600 at the hammer, while the £1,240 outlier from late 2020 shows what a particularly desirable variant or an exceptionally clean example is worth when buyers compete. Because these are wholesale auction results rather than dealer retail, what a 90mm Summicron sells for at a shop window in 2026 is typically well above these figures once commissions and margins are added.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
LTM 7 £253 – £1,600
M 17 £270 – £4,000
R 8 £200 – £496

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
Apr 2026 £262 Flints Auctions
Jan 2026 £200 Special Auction Services R
Jan 2026 £250 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction M
Jun 2025 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 £338 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £525 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £312 Flints Auctions R
Oct 2024 £260 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £270 Special Auction Services M
Jun 2024 £250 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £340 Special Auction Services M
Apr 2024 £270 Special Auction Services R
Apr 2024 £250 Special Auction Services R
Apr 2024 £220 Special Auction Services R
Dec 2023 £480 Special Auction Services M
Jul 2023 £362 Flints Auctions
Apr 2023 £262 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2023 £300 Special Auction Services M
Jan 2023 £275 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £1,000 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £350 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £525 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Apr 2022 £400 Flints Auctions
Jun 2021 EUR 11,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2021 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Apr 2021 £558 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £434 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £496 Flints Auctions R
Apr 2021 £750 Flints Auctions M
Nov 2020 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction LTM
Nov 2020 £521 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £1,240 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £967 Flints Auctions
May 2020 £429 Flints Auctions
May 2020 £490 Flints Auctions
Nov 2019 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
Oct 2019 £504 Flints Auctions
Oct 2019 £384 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £228 Flints Auctions R
Jun 2017 EUR 600 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2016 EUR 4,000 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2015 EUR 650 Leitz Auction M
Jun 2015 EUR 900 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2014 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 950 Leitz Auction LTM
Nov 2013 EUR 500 Leitz Auction LTM
May 2013 EUR 550 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 750 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2012 EUR 600 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 600 Leitz Auction LTM
May 2012 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Dec 2010 EUR 1,816 Leitz Auction M
May 2009 EUR 260 Leitz Auction LTM
Nov 2008 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 380 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2008 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £504 Christie's M
May 2007 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Nov 2006 EUR 650 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2006 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 440 Leitz Auction M
Nov 2004 EUR 401 Leitz Auction
Jun 2004 £1,135 Christie's M
May 2004 £298 Christie's LTM
Dec 2003 £293 Christie's
Nov 2003 EUR 583 Leitz Auction
Nov 2003 EUR 938 Leitz Auction
Jun 2003 £235 Christie's
Sep 1999 £460 Christie's
Mar 1998 £253 Christie's LTM
Nov -0001 £300 Flints Auctions