The Leica MD is a 35mm rangefinder-based body produced by Leitz as a viewfinder-less variant of the M-series, intended for scientific, technical, and copy-stand use where framing was controlled by accessory finders or reflex housings rather than the built-in optical system. It was positioned as a specialist tool rather than a general-purpose photographic camera.

Auction data for the Leica MD is extremely thin: only a single recorded UK saleroom hammer result is available, achieved at Christie's in December 2003 at £130 (rounded). With just one data point more than two decades old, today's market value cannot be reliably stated from the sales history alone, and any figure quoted as what an MD is worth or sells for in 2026 would be speculative without fresh comparable hammer prices.