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Leitz IIc

The Leitz IIc is a 35mm rangefinder camera using the Leica 39mm screw mount (LTM). It was introduced in the late 1940s as a simpler counterpart to the IIIc, offering a coupled rangefinder and separate viewfinder but omitting the slow shutter speeds found on its III-series sibling.

At UK auction today, hammer prices for the Leitz IIc have spanned roughly £110–£470, with a median around £260 across the records on file. These are saleroom wholesale results rather than dealer retail, so collector-grade examples with clean vulcanite and a working rangefinder tend to sit in the upper half of that range, while cameras needing service sell for well under £200. Scarcer variants such as the Betriebskamera or sharkskin-covered bodies can command a premium over a standard IIc when they appear.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
Betriebskamera 0
sharkskin 3 £110 – £450

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
Jun 2024 £212 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £110 Special Auction Services sharkskin
Nov 2023 EUR 3,200 Leitz Auction
Apr 2023 £280 Special Auction Services
Jun 2022 £212 Flints Auctions
Feb 2022 £288 Flints Auctions
Feb 2022 £150 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Jan 2021 £124 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £310 Flints Auctions
Oct 2019 £264 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 EUR 380 Leitz Auction
Nov 2011 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 450 Leitz Auction sharkskin
Jul 2006 £132 Christie's sharkskin
Jul 2006 £240 Christie's
Nov 2005 £300 Christie's
Nov 2004 £286 Christie's
Sep 2004 £143 Christie's
Sep 2004 £203 Christie's
May 2004 £119 Christie's
Dec 2003 £176 Christie's
Nov 2002 £82 Christie's
Nov 2001 £470 Christie's
Jul 2000 £411 Christie's
Jul 2000 £258 Christie's
Oct 1999 £552 Christie's
Jul 1999 £172 Christie's
Jul 1999 £161 Christie's
Jul 1998 £161 Christie's