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Leitz If

The Leitz If is a 35mm screw-mount Leica produced in the 1950s. It was supplied without a built-in rangefinder or viewfinder, positioning it as the budget option in the f-series and as a body for scientific, copy-stand and accessory-finder use rather than general photography.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the If have ranged from around £360 to £1,300, with a median close to £450 across the sales on record. The most recent 2025 result of £1,300 sits well above the prior two decades of saleroom activity, suggesting that clean, complete examples are now worth materially more today than they were ten years ago, while tired bodies still sell for the lower end of the range. Dial colour and variant markings have a clear influence on what any given example sells for.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
Betriebskamera — — 0 —
black dial — — 0 —
black dial self-timer — — 0 —
left hand attachment — — 0 —
Monte en Sarre — — 0 —
red dial — — 3 £397 – £1,300
Royal Navy — — 0 —
Siemens — — 0 —
Spy — — 0 —
Swedish Military 3 crowns — — 0 —
Swedish Military 3 crowns 240mm — — 0 —
Swedish Military 3 crowns 250mm — — 0 —
Swedish POST — — 0 —
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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 Variant
Apr 2026 £225 Flints Auctions —
Mar 2026 £176 Chiswick Auctions —
Jun 2025 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction red dial
Jun 2023 EUR 3,600 Leitz Auction —
Apr 2021 £397 Flints Auctions red dial
Nov 2020 EUR 200 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2020 EUR 3,200 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2020 USD 1,100 pedia_sales_tamarkin —
Jun 2020 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction —
Apr 2018 £204 Flints Auctions —
Mar 2018 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction —
Oct 2017 £336 Flints Auctions —
Jun 2017 EUR 400 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2016 EUR 22,000 Leitz Auction —
May 2013 EUR 18,000 Leitz Auction —
Dec 2009 EUR 600 Leitz Auction —
May 2007 EUR 650 Leitz Auction —
Mar 2007 £300 Christie's —
Jul 2006 £360 Christie's —
Jul 2006 £360 Christie's —
Nov 2005 £384 Christie's —
Nov 2005 £420 Christie's —
Nov 2005 £420 Christie's —
Jun 2005 £420 Christie's —
Sep 2004 £358 Christie's —
Jun 2004 £239 Christie's —
May 2004 £203 Christie's —
Dec 2003 £152 Christie's —
Dec 2003 £258 Christie's —
Sep 2003 £411 Christie's —
Sep 2003 £329 Christie's —
May 2003 EUR 8,854 Leitz Auction —
Nov 2002 £822 Christie's —
Nov 2002 EUR 34,375 Leitz Auction —
Jun 2002 £5,875 Christie's —
May 2002 £446 Christie's —
Feb 2002 £376 Christie's —
Jun 2000 £293 Christie's —
May 2000 £881 Christie's —
Jan 2000 £552 Christie's —
Jun 1999 £483 Christie's red dial
Jun 1999 £437 Christie's —
Nov 1998 £471 Christie's —
Jul 1998 £552 Christie's —
Jun 1998 £920 Christie's —
Jun 1998 £310 Christie's —
May 1998 £517 Christie's —
Jan 1998 £632 Christie's —
Jan 1998 £414 Christie's —

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