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Leitz Leicaflex

The Leicaflex was Leitz's first 35mm single-lens reflex camera, introduced in 1964 and produced in Wetzlar. It positioned the company against established Japanese SLRs while retaining the mechanical build quality associated with Leitz, and it used an external CdS exposure meter rather than through-the-lens metering.

At UK auction the Leicaflex is a comparatively affordable entry into Leitz SLR collecting, with hammer prices for body-only examples in 2024–2026 running from around £38 to £500 and a median near £120. As of 2026 the value of a given example is highly condition-sensitive: rough, meter-dead bodies sell for under £70, while clean, fully working cameras with original strap and case can reach £250 or more. Buyers asking what a Leicaflex is worth today should expect most usable examples to sell for roughly £100–£250 at saleroom level, with exceptional outfits priced higher.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
Arbeitskamera 3 0
black 5 £700 – £1,600
Cut-Away 0
Demo 0
Dummy 0
Presentation Case 0
Preseries 0
Prototype 2 £18,000 – £75,000
Prototype (removable finder, w/motor) 0
Prototype (removable finder) 1 £19,000 – £19,000

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
Mar 2026 £238 Flints Auctions
Feb 2026 £625 Flints Auctions
Feb 2026 £112 Flints Auctions
Feb 2026 £288 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 EUR 11,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 EUR 1,900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 £250 Flints Auctions
Oct 2025 £38 Chiswick Auctions
Sep 2025 £44 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 EUR 3,400 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 £112 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £438 Flints Auctions
Feb 2025 £119 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £62 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £250 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £140 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £180 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £150 Special Auction Services
Jul 2024 £175 Flints Auctions
Jun 2024 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2024 £81 Flints Auctions
May 2024 £3,750 Flints Auctions
Aug 2023 £112 Flints Auctions
Jun 2023 EUR 800 Leitz Auction black
Apr 2023 £120 Special Auction Services
Nov 2022 USD 600 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Oct 2022 £250 Flints Auctions
Oct 2022 £94 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £500 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 EUR 36,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2020 EUR 18,000 Leitz Auction Prototype
May 2020 £331 Flints Auctions
Jun 2019 EUR 850 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 USD 750 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Oct 2017 £324 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £96 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £204 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £102 Flints Auctions
May 2013 EUR 75,000 Leitz Auction Prototype
Dec 2010 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 750 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2008 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2008 EUR 19,000 Leitz Auction Prototype (removable finder)
Nov 2008 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 630 Leitz Auction
May 2007 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
May 2007 EUR 700 Leitz Auction black
Jul 2006 £228 Christie's
Jul 2006 £264 Christie's
May 2006 EUR 330 Leitz Auction
Feb 2006 £264 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction black
Sep 2004 £454 Christie's
Sep 2004 £143 Christie's
May 2004 EUR 344 Leitz Auction
Dec 2003 £164 Christie's
Nov 2003 £235 Christie's
Jun 2003 £141 Christie's
May 2003 EUR 1,250 Leitz Auction
Jun 2002 £1,410 Christie's
Nov 2001 £528 Christie's
Sep 2001 £293 Christie's
Jun 2001 £822 Christie's
Jun 2001 £293 Christie's
Aug 2000 £293 Christie's
Jul 2000 £164 Christie's
Jul 2000 £470 Christie's
Nov 1999 £184 Christie's
Nov 1999 £149 Christie's
Nov 1999 £161 Christie's
Sep 1999 £195 Christie's
Sep 1999 £460 Christie's
Jul 1999 £253 Christie's
Jul 1999 £299 Christie's
Jan 1999 £575 Christie's
Nov 1998 £126 Christie's
Nov 1998 £207 Christie's
Sep 1998 £195 Christie's
Sep 1998 £1,092 Christie's
Aug 1998 £276 Christie's
Aug 1998 £207 Christie's
Aug 1998 £287 Christie's
May 1998 £299 Christie's
Nov -0001 £200 Flints Auctions