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Leitz MDa

The Leitz MDa is a 35mm camera built on the Leica M-series body, produced from the late 1960s into the 1970s. It was designed for technical, scientific and reproduction work — supplied without a viewfinder or rangefinder so it could be mounted to microscopes, copy stands, bellows units and Visoflex housings using the Leica M bayonet.

At recent UK auction, MDa bodies have sold in a tight band, with hammer prices for clean examples typically between about £260 and £410 and a median close to £400 across the last few years. Because these figures are wholesale saleroom results rather than dealer retail, what an MDa is worth to a private buyer in 2026 sits a little higher than the numbers shown; the most recent result, in late 2025, was £400, in line with the 2023 sale. Condition of the shutter and trim, and the presence of the correct baseplate and cassette-loading key, are the main factors pushing a body toward the upper end of that range.

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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
Nov 2025 £400 Special Auction Services
Apr 2025 £525 Flints Auctions
May 2024 £600 Flints Auctions
Jul 2023 £400 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 £475 Flints Auctions
Oct 2022 £362 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £264 Flints Auctions
Nov 2008 EUR 460 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £360 Christie's
Feb 2005 £288 Christie's
Nov 2004 £179 Christie's
Sep 2003 £282 Christie's
Jun 2003 £293 Christie's
Apr 2003 £293 Christie's
Jun 2002 £763 Christie's
Feb 2002 £293 Christie's
Jun 2001 £493 Christie's
Jun 2001 £705 Christie's
Mar 2001 £587 Christie's
Jan 2001 £528 Christie's
Jun 2000 £411 Christie's
Jun 1999 £632 Christie's
May 1999 £345 Christie's
Oct 1998 £230 Christie's

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