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Leitz M4-P

The Leitz M4-P is a 35mm mechanical rangefinder camera introduced in 1981 and produced in Midland, Ontario, Canada. It was positioned as a working photographer's body: no built-in light meter, but with six pairs of framelines covering 28, 35, 50, 75, 90 and 135mm — the first M-series rangefinder to include a 28mm frameline.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the M4-P have ranged from roughly £900 to £1,900, with clean working examples in 2024–2025 clustering around a £1,400 median. As of today in 2026, condition and cosmetics drive most of the spread: a tidy, functioning body sells for noticeably more than a brassed or service-needing one, and earlier saleroom results from the 2010s (£650–£1,200) show how much the model's value has firmed up. Older Christie's results from 1998–2003 sat in the £450–£1,150 band, so today's figures reflect a clear upward trend in what the M4-P is worth in the auction market.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
1913-1983 (70th Anniversary, w/winder) 0
1913-1983 (70th Anniversary) 7 £850 – £3,200
black 1 £1,800 – £1,800
black Winder M 0
Dummy 1 £352 – £352
Elfenbein 0
Everest 2 £720 – £1,292
half-frame 0
M4-2 winder 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.

Date Price Source Variant
Nov 2025 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Apr 2025 £1,100 Flints Auctions
Mar 2025 £1,890 Chiswick Auctions
Nov 2024 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Oct 2024 £700 Harper Field Auctions
Aug 2024 £1,386 Chiswick Auctions
Aug 2024 £945 Chiswick Auctions
Apr 2024 £1,700 Special Auction Services
Nov 2023 EUR 1,400 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Nov 2023 £2,625 Flints Auctions
Jun 2023 EUR 2,200 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Jun 2023 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Apr 2023 £900 Special Auction Services
Apr 2023 £1,800 Special Auction Services 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Jan 2023 USD 2,000 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Jan 2023 USD 3,600 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £1,500 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 EUR 3,200 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Jun 2021 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 1,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 USD 1,700 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2020 USD 1,500 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2020 USD 1,300 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Jun 2020 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
May 2020 £1,592 Flints Auctions
Jun 2019 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Jun 2019 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 USD 2,100 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Apr 2018 £660 Flints Auctions
Apr 2018 £696 Flints Auctions
Jun 2017 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 750 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Nov 2015 EUR 850 Leitz Auction 1913-1983 (70th Anniversary)
Mar 2014 EUR 2,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2011 EUR 900 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 850 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 8,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2006 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction black
May 2006 £720 Christie's Everest
Nov 2005 £1,140 Christie's
Nov 2005 £192 Christie's
Jun 2005 £456 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 £501 Christie's
Sep 2004 £358 Christie's
Dec 2003 £446 Christie's
Dec 2003 £423 Christie's
Nov 2003 £1,292 Christie's
Sep 2003 £470 Christie's
Jun 2003 £1,292 Christie's Everest
Jun 2003 £446 Christie's
Jun 2003 £763 Christie's
Jun 2002 £352 Christie's Dummy
Jun 2001 £881 Christie's
Jun 2001 £763 Christie's
May 2000 £564 Christie's
Nov 1999 £862 Christie's
Jun 1999 £1,150 Christie's
Jun 1999 £632 Christie's
Sep 1998 £460 Christie's
Sep 1998 £690 Christie's
Jul 1998 £805 Christie's
Jan 1998 £1,035 Christie's