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Leitz Leicaflex SL

The Leicaflex SL is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Leitz in 1968 as the successor to the original Leicaflex. It was positioned at the top of the professional SLR market and uses the Leica R bayonet mount, with through-the-lens selective-area metering as its headline advance over the first-generation body.

At UK auction in 2026, hammer prices for the Leicaflex SL typically fall in the £80–£900 range, with a median around £270 across the records on file. Standard chrome bodies sell for less than clean black-paint examples, and condition drives value heavily — a working body with clean prisms and a responsive meter is worth considerably more than a rough or non-functioning one. One exceptional presentation-grade example achieved £5,000 at saleroom level in 2012, which sets the ceiling for rare variants rather than the price a normal user body sells for today.

Variants

Select a variant to filter the sales history below.

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
(prototype) 1 £862 – £862
black 10 £72 – £900
black NASA 0
black U.S. NAVY 0
chrome 14 £50 – £350
Dummy 2 £138 – £248
Explosion 1 £34,375 – £34,375
Olympic 5 £475 – £920
Olympic (black) 1 £5,000 – £5,000
Presentation 0
Schnittmodell (Cutaway version) 0
with Chrome Summicron 0

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.

Prices updated: May 2026

Date Price Source Variant
May 2026 £240 Special Auction Services
Apr 2026 £325 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £62 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £175 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £62 Flints Auctions
Jan 2026 £106 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £106 Flints Auctions
Jul 2025 £112 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £50 Flints Auctions chrome
Jun 2025 £50 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £44 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £75 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £106 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £138 Flints Auctions Dummy
Apr 2025 £562 Flints Auctions
Feb 2025 £288 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £252 Chiswick Auctions
Jan 2025 £75 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £277 Chiswick Auctions
Jan 2025 £75 Flints Auctions
Dec 2024 £325 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 £725 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £360 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £180 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £170 Special Auction Services
Jul 2024 £69 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £180 Special Auction Services
Nov 2023 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2023 EUR 320 Leitz Auction
Nov 2023 EUR 550 Leitz Auction
Jul 2023 £188 Flints Auctions
Jun 2023 £60 Special Auction Services
May 2023 £688 Flints Auctions Olympic
Apr 2023 £138 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 850 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £475 Flints Auctions Olympic
Nov 2022 USD 3,300 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Aug 2022 £125 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £750 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £475 Flints Auctions
Jan 2022 £149 Flints Auctions
Apr 2021 £397 Flints Auctions black
Apr 2021 £285 Flints Auctions chrome
Apr 2021 £248 Flints Auctions Dummy
Apr 2021 £620 Flints Auctions
Jan 2021 £124 Flints Auctions chrome
May 2020 £306 Flints Auctions black
Nov 2019 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 EUR 900 Leitz Auction black
Mar 2018 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Mar 2018 EUR 360 Leitz Auction
Mar 2018 EUR 200 Leitz Auction
Oct 2017 £72 Flints Auctions black
Oct 2017 £132 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £192 Flints Auctions
Jun 2017 EUR 750 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 850 Leitz Auction Olympic
Nov 2013 EUR 14,000 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 3,400 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 5,000 Leitz Auction Olympic (black)
Nov 2011 EUR 420 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 650 Leitz Auction black
May 2011 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 220 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 320 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 220 Leitz Auction chrome
Nov 2007 EUR 350 Leitz Auction chrome
Jun 2007 £240 Christie's
Jun 2007 £156 Christie's
Jun 2007 £288 Christie's
May 2007 EUR 1,400 Leitz Auction
Mar 2007 £72 Christie's
Mar 2007 £72 Christie's
Nov 2006 £420 Christie's
Jul 2006 £360 Christie's black
Jul 2006 £120 Christie's
May 2006 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 280 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 £168 Christie's
Nov 2005 £60 Christie's
Nov 2005 £144 Christie's chrome
Nov 2005 £192 Christie's
Nov 2005 £300 Christie's
Jun 2005 £900 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 210 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 £107 Christie's
Nov 2004 £179 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 573 Leitz Auction
Sep 2004 £478 Christie's
Jun 2004 £262 Christie's
May 2004 £167 Christie's
Dec 2003 £258 Christie's black
Dec 2003 £105 Christie's
Nov 2003 £82 Christie's chrome
Nov 2003 £528 Christie's
Sep 2003 £188 Christie's
Sep 2003 £376 Christie's
Sep 2003 £152 Christie's
Jun 2003 £117 Christie's chrome
Jun 2003 £3,290 Christie's
Jun 2003 £58 Christie's
May 2003 EUR 200 Leitz Auction
May 2003 EUR 208 Leitz Auction
Apr 2003 £293 Christie's
Mar 2003 £152 Christie's chrome
Mar 2003 £105 Christie's
Nov 2002 £176 Christie's chrome
Nov 2002 £117 Christie's
Nov 2002 £117 Christie's
Nov 2002 EUR 34,375 Leitz Auction Explosion
Sep 2002 £188 Christie's
Sep 2002 £117 Christie's
Sep 2002 £164 Christie's
Jul 2002 £164 Christie's
Jun 2002 £329 Christie's
May 2002 £176 Christie's
Feb 2002 £152 Christie's
Jun 2001 £141 Christie's
Mar 2001 £117 Christie's
Jan 2001 £881 Christie's Olympic
Jan 2001 £152 Christie's
Oct 2000 £528 Christie's
Oct 2000 £211 Christie's
Aug 2000 £164 Christie's chrome
Aug 2000 £188 Christie's
Aug 2000 £822 Christie's
Aug 2000 £235 Christie's
Aug 2000 £258 Christie's chrome
Jul 2000 £188 Christie's black
Jul 2000 £470 Christie's
Jul 2000 £176 Christie's
Jun 2000 £235 Christie's
Jun 2000 £188 Christie's
May 2000 £528 Christie's
Nov 1999 £207 Christie's chrome
Oct 1999 £253 Christie's black
Sep 1999 £253 Christie's
Sep 1999 £368 Christie's
Jul 1999 £1,380 Christie's
Jun 1999 £920 Christie's Olympic
Jun 1999 £862 Christie's (prototype)
Jun 1999 £437 Christie's
Jun 1999 £368 Christie's
Jun 1999 £63 Christie's
Mar 1999 £402 Christie's
Nov 1998 £69 Christie's
Sep 1998 £161 Christie's black
Aug 1998 £276 Christie's
Jul 1998 £115 Christie's chrome
Jul 1998 £80 Christie's
Jun 1998 £345 Christie's
Jun 1998 £115 Christie's
Jun 1998 £161 Christie's
Mar 1998 £368 Christie's
Jan 1998 £437 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Leicaflex SL worth today?

In 2026 a standard chrome Leicaflex SL in working condition is typically worth £200–£400 at UK auction, with scruffy or non-functioning bodies selling from around £50 and exceptional black examples reaching £700–£900.

How much does a Leicaflex SL sell for at auction?

Recent UK hammer prices range from about £50 for rough bodies to £688 for a clean example, with the median sale price sitting near £270.

Why do some Leicaflex SL bodies sell for much more?

Black-paint, military-marked (NASA, U.S. Navy), Olympic and presentation variants are scarce and sell for a multiple of a chrome body's value — one such example reached £5,000 at auction.

Does the meter condition affect the price?

Yes — a dead or erratic meter is the single biggest factor pushing an SL toward the bottom of the price range, since repair is specialised and parts are limited.