Leitz Single-Exposure (prototype)
The Leitz Single-Exposure is a prototype camera attributed to Leitz, produced as a one-off or experimental unit rather than a series-production model. As a prototype it was never offered through normal retail channels, so its positioning was internal or developmental rather than commercial.
With only one recorded result in the data — a £30,000 hammer at UK auction in 2019 — the price reference for what a Leitz Single-Exposure prototype is worth today rests on a single data point, and any future sale could move materially in either direction. At saleroom level, prototypes of this kind are condition- and provenance-driven, and value is highly sensitive to documentation tying the camera to Leitz. As of 2026, no further public hammer results are available to refine that figure.
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.
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| Nov 2019 | EUR 30,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 35 (Lot AI_35_37722) Title: Leica Single Exposure Housing prototype
Description:
a unique square single exposure housing, for 5x5cm single exposures on film sheets, with removable back, dark slider, inclusive special cassette for two 24x36mm exposures on a single glass plate, both the camera housing as well as the cassette with original Leica Museum inventory stickers, with uncoated Elmar 3.5/5cm no.499218, VIOOH finder (unnumbered), and a TOOUG tripod, this camera is pictured in Wilhelm Albert 'Geburtstage der Leitz-Foto-Konstruktionen ab1927' on page 43+44 Estimate: EUR 28,000 - EUR 32,000 |
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