Leica R4S
The Leitz R4S is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1983 as a simplified, lower-cost version of the R4, using the Leica R bayonet mount. It sat below the full-featured R4 in the Leitz SLR line and was aimed at photographers who wanted the R-system body and lens compatibility at a reduced price.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the R4S have ranged from around £31 for rough examples to about £160 for clean working bodies, with a median close to £115 across 2024 and 2025 saleroom results. As of today in 2026 the R4S remains one of the more affordable entry points into the Leica R system at auction-wholesale level, though condition, working electronics, and variant type materially affect what a given body sells for.
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
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| black | — | — | 12 | £25 – £170 |
| Jesse Owens | — | — | 0 | — |
| Mod. 2 black | — | — | 8 | £100 – £278 |
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | USD 180 | £135 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Mod. 2 black | |
Title: [Near MINT Leica R4s MOD.2 Black SLR 35mm Film Camera Body From JAPAN
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Few tiny scuffs from normal use. Pre-owned, almost no signs of use. ✓ Credit or Debit card. I send a product by Fed Ex. poor appearance. It works properly. ■ Functional. Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 153 | £114 | 🇺🇸 eBay | black | |
Title: Leica R4s 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only Black Leitz Tested READ SR 1634830
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica R4s 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Only Black Leitz Tested READ SR 1634830 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Location: Buckeye, Arizona, United States |
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| Jul 2026 | £149 | £149 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: [Near Mint] Leica R4s Black 35m SLR Film Camera Body Only from Japan
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Tiny scuffs from normal use. ■ Functional. It shows signs of use. There is separation -no. Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 227 | £170 | 🇺🇸 eBay | black | |
Title: Leica R4s SLR Film Camera Body Black #060
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This item is rated inGood condition. This item is in good condition and has been fully tested as operational. It shows moderate wear consistent with its age. Glass may have slight imperfections that do not affect picture quality. Location: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 200 | £150 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Mod. 2 black | |
Title: "Mint+++" Leica R4s MOD.2 Black SLR 35mm Film Camera Body From JAPAN #5123
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■ Total . Location: Nagareyama shi, null, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 220 | £165 | 🇺🇸 eBay | black | |
Title: Meter Works [MINT] Leica Leitz R4s Black SLR 35mm Film Camera Body from JAPAN
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Optically, the viewfinder is clear and provides good visibility. Body cap Instruction(Japanese). Functional It works properly. Tiny scuffs from normal use. No problem in the view. It shows signs of use. Location: Gifu, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | EUR 220 | £188 | 🇪🇺 eBay | Mod. 2 black | |
Title: Leica R4s mod.2
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica R4s mod.2 at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Wien, Austria |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 200 | £150 | 🇺🇸 eBay | black | |
Title: Leica R4s 35mm SLR Film Camera Body - Black, Excellent Condition, with Box
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Leica R4s film SLR in black, made in Portugal. The R4s is the stripped-down version of the R4, with aperture-priority and manual exposure modes and the Leica R bayonet mount. A compact, well-built body that pairs with any Leica R lens. • Excellent cosmetics, minimal wear • All shutter speeds fire accurately • Meter working and accurate • Film advance, rewind, and self-timer all functional • Viewfinder clear, focusing screen clean • Light seals intact Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
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| Jun 2026 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Leitz R4S Vintage SLR Film Camera Body Only w/ Auto Winder R
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Body Only w/ Auto Winder R. We do NOT test with film. Summary This lot is being sold for PARTS / REPAIRS, it is currently NOT in a working condition. Beatrice Rose. West Yorkshire. {{tab3title}}. {{tab2title}}. Location: Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 170 | £127 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Mod. 2 black | |
Title: Leica R4s Mod. 2 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Black Leitz 1685913
Description:
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Leica R4s Mod. 2 35mm SLR Film Camera Body Black Leitz 1685913 at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Location: Buckeye, Arizona, United States |
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| Jun 2026 | £119 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 40) Title: A Leica R4S 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number 1654475, body VG, shutter works, meter responds to light, viewfinder LEDs work, in presentation case and boxed. Note: A 5% |
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| May 2026 | £160 | £160 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica R4s 35mm Film SLR Camera Body - Great condition - UK Seller
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Minor signs of age or use. Viewfinder clean and clear. Location: Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| May 2026 | £82 | £82 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Leica Leitz R4S Vintage SLR Film Camera Body Only w/ Motor Drive R4
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Body Only w/ Motor Drive R4. We do NOT test with film. Summary This lot is being sold for PARTS / REPAIRS, it is currently NOT in a working condition. Beatrice Rose. West Yorkshire. {{tab2title}}. {{tab1title}}. Location: Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| Apr 2026 | £150 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 23) Title: A Leica R4s 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number 1639392, body VG-E, shutter works, meter responds to light, in plastic presentation case and maker's box. Note: A 5% import Duty |
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| Mar 2026 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 25) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Leica R4s Model II 35mm SLR Camera
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black, serial number 1685377, body VG, shutter working, with a Tamron 35-70mm macro lens, with leather case. |
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| Jan 2026 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | black | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 26) Title: A Leica R4s 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, body G, shutter working, meter responding to light, in presentation case and box. |
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| Nov 2025 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | black | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 9) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Leica R4s 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number 1683159, body VG, shutter works, meter responds to light, viewfinder LED's working, in presentation case and maker's box |
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| Mar 2025 | £150 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 45) Title: A Leica R4s Model 2 SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number 1685389, body VG, shutter works, viewfinder display works, with leather case, and rigid plastic presentation case, and |
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| Mar 2025 | £50 | £40 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 36) Title: A Leica R4S 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number,1684141, body G, shutter works but after a lag. |
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| Mar 2025 | £44 | £35 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 38) Title: A Leica R4S 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number,1640165, body G, shutter works but after a lag. |
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| Jan 2025 | £95 | £95 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 291) Title: A Leitz Wetzlar Leica R4s SLR Camera Body
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A Leitz Wetzlar Leica R4s SLR Camera Body, black, serial no 1653383, 1984, shutter working, meter responsive, responsive in settings, self timer |
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| Oct 2024 | £31 | £25 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | black | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 20) Title: A Leica R4S 35mm SLR Camera Body
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black, serial number 1652669, body F-G, battery cover missing, shutter works but action is delayed, with body cap. |
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| Oct 2024 | £150 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Mod. 2 black | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 19) Title: A Leica R4S Mod. 2 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 1683783, body VG-E, internal display lights up, shutter works, metering appears to work, in maker's case and packaging. |
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| Oct 2024 | £170 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1814) Title: Leica R4s 35mm shop display SLR camera, serial number removed, with Leitz Summicron-R 1:2/50 lens,
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Leica R4s 35mm shop display SLR camera, serial number removed, with Leitz Summicron-R 1:2/50 lens, |
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| Apr 2024 | £340 | £340 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 433) Title: A Leica R4s SLR Camera
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A Leica R4s SLR Camera, made in Portugal, serial no 1639675, 1983, shutter working, meter responsive, body G-VG, with Leitz Canada 50mm f/2 Summicron- |
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| Apr 2024 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | black | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 426) Title: A Leica R4s SLR Camera
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A Leica R4s SLR Camera, black, made in Portugal, serial no 1632654, 1983, shutter working, meter responsive, camera responsive in settings, body G, |
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| Aug 2023 | £100 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 10) Title: A Leitz Portugal Leica R4s 35mm SLR Body
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black, 1984-85, serial no.1653468, shutter working on A and M, LEDS light up with batteries inserted, body G-VG, with body cap, half case, |
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| Aug 2023 | £125 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Mod. 2 black | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 12) Title: A Leica R4S Mod.2 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, body G, shutter working, LEDs light up in viewfinder, together with strap & maker's display box, (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2023 | £75 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 49) Title: A Black Leica R4s 35mm SLR Body
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1983, serial no.1633776, body F-G, slight scratching to prism top and base, shutter fires on 1/100s and B, otherwise untested, with body cap and |
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| Nov 2022 | £362 | £290 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 70) Title: A Leica R4s Factory Sealed SLR Body
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1983, black, serial no. 1687506, unopened in original wrapping, untested Note: This lot incurs VAT, due to being imported into the UK, at a |
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| Oct 2022 | £200 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | black | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 74) Title: A Leitz R4s 35mm SLR Camera
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black, body G-VG, shutter working, with body cap, instructions, base cover, hard shell box, & maker's outer box Note: Lot imported under Temporary |
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| Dec 2021 | £56 | £45 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 388) Title: A Leica R4s Model II 35mm SLR Camera
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black, body VG-E, shutter sometimes wont wind on, shutter speeds sound accurate, viewfinder clear, LEDs in viewfinder light up when batteries are (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2019 | £228 | £190 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 205) Title: A Leica R4s SLR Camera
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1983, black, serial no. 1636233, with Leitz Vario-Elmar-R f/3.5 35-70mm lens, black, serial no. 3173058, body, VG, shutter working, lens, VG-E, with |
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| Nov 2018 | EUR 2,000 | £1,762 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 33 (Lot AI_33_36764) Title: Leica R4s outfit 'Will McBride'
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Leica R4s camera owned and used by famous U.S. photographer Will McBride (1931-2015), known for his controversial nude photography (like for youth magazine Twen or photography book 'Show Me!'), the set includes a camera body, Elmarit-R 2.8/24mm no.3404631, Macro-Elmarit-R 2.8/60mm no.2830479, also included in this lot is 'Leica Fotografie' magazine issue 6/1963, signed inside by McBride, two of his photo books: Siddhartha and 'I, Will McBride'; selling invoice signed by Mr. McBride with the R4s, 24 and 60mm and noted serial numbers - from the German camera store, where he sold his camera outfit in 1999 Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 320 | £278 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Mod. 2 black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 30 (Lot AI_30_34401) Title: Leica R4s MOD.2 black
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brand new in unopened, sealed maker's box with all papers Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| Feb 2014 | £120 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment Auction on Thursday 13 February 2014 at 10:00 (Lot 248) Title: A Leica R4s Body
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A Leica R4s Body, black, serial no. 1683746, VG-E, in maker's box, with accessories including 14310, 14208, 14308 (2), and 14284 (6) Estimate: £70 - £100 |
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| Mar 2007 | £288 | £240 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Photographs and Optical Toys (Lot 187) Title: Leica R4s no. 1657079
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Leica R4s no. 1657079 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Dec 2003 | £129 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | black | |
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Auction: LEICA CAMERAS THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR (Lot 108) Title: Leica R4S model P no. 1687414
Description:
Leica R4S model P no. 1687414 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Dec 2003 | £129 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | Mod. 2 black | |
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Auction: LEICA CAMERAS THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR (Lot 107) Title: Leica R4S model 2 no. 1656503
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Leica R4S model 2 no. 1656503 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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| Dec 2003 | £164 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | black | |
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Auction: LEICA CAMERAS THE PROPERTY OF A COLLECTOR (Lot 109) Title: Leica R4S no. 1646221
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Leica R4S no. 1646221 Estimate: £280 - £350 |
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| Oct 2003 | £240 | £240 | 🇬🇧 Bonhams | — | |
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Auction: Mechanical Music, Cameras & Railwayana (Lot 518) Title: Leica R4s Mod. 2 Camera,
Description:
black, no. 1693300 with a Leitz Canada Summicron R f2/50mm, lens no. 3010624 with UV filter and cap, maker's ER case, original hard box and external carton with guarantee card, passport and descriptive literature. (parcel) See illustration Estimate: £160 - £200 |
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| Sep 2003 | £105 | £89 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & PHOTO EQUIP, INCLUDING A EUROPEAN LEICA COLLECTION (Lot 245) Title: Leica R4S no. 1636368
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Leica R4S no. 1636368 Estimate: £200 - £400 |
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| Nov 2002 | £176 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: PHOTOGRAPHS, MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 350) Title: Leica R4S no. 1636455
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Leica R4S no. 1636455 Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Sep 2001 | £293 | £249 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 68) Title: Leica R4s no. 1635749
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Leica R4s no. 1635749 Estimate: £250 - £350 |
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| Mar 2001 | £493 | £420 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 88) Title: Leica R4s Model 2 no. 1693014
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Leica R4s Model 2 no. 1693014 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| Jun 1999 | £437 | £380 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Leica Cameras (Lot 306) Title: Leica R4-S-mod. 2 no. 1683432
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Leica R4-S-mod. 2 no. 1683432 Estimate: £250 - £350 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Leitz R4S worth today?
Based on recent UK auction hammer results, a Leitz R4S is typically worth between about £80 and £160, with a median value near £115 for standard black bodies in working order.
How much does a Leitz R4S sell for at auction?
Hammer prices in 2024 and 2025 have ranged from £31 for a rough or non-working example up to £162 for a clean, functioning body.
Is the Jesse Owens edition R4S more valuable than the standard model?
The Jesse Owens commemorative is a recognised special edition of the R4S and is generally priced separately from standard black bodies, but sample data at auction level is limited so buyers should judge each sale on its merits.
What drives the price of a Leitz R4S?
Working electronics, clean cosmetics, a bright uncontaminated prism, and variant type are the main factors — a non-functioning body can sell for under £40 while a clean standard example sells for roughly four times that.