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Leitz Leicaflex SL

The Leicaflex SL is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced by Leitz in 1968 as the successor to the original Leicaflex. It was positioned at the top of the professional SLR market and uses the Leica R bayonet mount, with through-the-lens selective-area metering as its headline advance over the first-generation body.

At UK auction in 2026, hammer prices for the Leicaflex SL typically fall in the £80–£900 range, with a median around £270 across the records on file. Standard chrome bodies sell for less than clean black-paint examples, and condition drives value heavily — a working body with clean prisms and a responsive meter is worth considerably more than a rough or non-functioning one. One exceptional presentation-grade example achieved £5,000 at saleroom level in 2012, which sets the ceiling for rare variants rather than the price a normal user body sells for today.

Variants

Select a variant to filter the sales history below.

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
(prototype) 1 £862 – £862
black 11 £72 – £900
black NASA 0
black U.S. NAVY 1 £3,000 – £3,000
chrome 15 £50 – £350
Dummy 2 £138 – £248
Explosion 1 £34,375 – £34,375
Olympic 6 £475 – £920
Olympic (black) 1 £5,000 – £5,000
Presentation 0
Schnittmodell (Cutaway version) 0
with Chrome Summicron 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.

Prices updated: June 2026

Date Price Source Variant
Jun 2026 £50 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
May 2026 £240 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Apr 2026 £325 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2026 £338 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £62 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £175 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £62 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2026 £106 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £106 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 EUR 3,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black U.S. NAVY
Jul 2025 £112 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £50 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions chrome
Jun 2025 £50 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £44 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £75 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £106 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £138 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions Dummy
Apr 2025 £562 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Feb 2025 £288 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £252 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Jan 2025 £75 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £277 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Jan 2025 £75 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Dec 2024 £325 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 EUR 900 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2024 £725 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £360 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £220 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £180 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £170 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Jul 2024 £69 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2024 £80 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Feb 2024 £180 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Nov 2023 EUR 1,700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2023 EUR 320 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2023 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2023 EUR 200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jul 2023 £188 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2023 £60 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
May 2023 £688 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions Olympic
Apr 2023 £138 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £475 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions Olympic
Nov 2022 USD 3,300 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Aug 2022 £125 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2022 £750 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Apr 2022 £475 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2022 £149 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions chrome
Apr 2021 £397 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Apr 2021 £285 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions chrome
Apr 2021 £248 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions Dummy
Apr 2021 £620 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2021 £124 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions chrome
May 2020 £306 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Nov 2019 EUR 800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 EUR 900 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Mar 2018 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2018 EUR 360 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2018 EUR 200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Oct 2017 £72 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Oct 2017 £132 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £192 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2017 EUR 750 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Olympic
Nov 2013 EUR 14,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 3,400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 5,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Olympic (black)
Nov 2011 EUR 420 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
May 2011 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Olympic
May 2009 EUR 220 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 320 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 220 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction chrome
Nov 2007 EUR 350 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction chrome
Jun 2007 £240 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2007 £156 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2007 £288 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2007 EUR 1,400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2007 £72 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2007 £72 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2006 £360 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Jul 2006 £120 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2006 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 280 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 EUR 2,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 £168 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £60 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £144 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Nov 2005 £192 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £300 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2005 £900 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 210 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 £107 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 £179 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 £83 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 573 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Sep 2004 £478 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2004 £262 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2004 £167 🇬🇧 Christie's
Dec 2003 £258 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Dec 2003 £105 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2003 £82 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Nov 2003 £528 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2003 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2003 £376 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2003 £152 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2003 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jun 2003 £3,290 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2003 £58 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2003 EUR 200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2003 EUR 208 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Apr 2003 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2003 £152 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Mar 2003 £105 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 £176 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Nov 2002 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 EUR 34,375 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Explosion
Sep 2002 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2002 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2002 £164 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2002 £164 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2002 £176 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2002 £152 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2001 £141 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2001 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 2001 £881 🇬🇧 Christie's Olympic
Jan 2001 £152 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £528 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £211 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £164 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Aug 2000 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £822 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £235 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £258 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jul 2000 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Jul 2000 £470 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £176 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2000 £235 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2000 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £528 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1999 £207 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Oct 1999 £253 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Sep 1999 £253 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 1999 £368 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 1999 £1,380 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £920 🇬🇧 Christie's Olympic
Jun 1999 £862 🇬🇧 Christie's (prototype)
Jun 1999 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £368 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £63 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1999 £402 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1998 £69 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 1998 £161 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Aug 1998 £276 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 1998 £115 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jul 1998 £80 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £345 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £115 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £161 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1998 £368 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 1998 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Leicaflex SL worth today?

In 2026 a standard chrome Leicaflex SL in working condition is typically worth £200–£400 at UK auction, with scruffy or non-functioning bodies selling from around £50 and exceptional black examples reaching £700–£900.

How much does a Leicaflex SL sell for at auction?

Recent UK hammer prices range from about £50 for rough bodies to £688 for a clean example, with the median sale price sitting near £270.

Why do some Leicaflex SL bodies sell for much more?

Black-paint, military-marked (NASA, U.S. Navy), Olympic and presentation variants are scarce and sell for a multiple of a chrome body's value — one such example reached £5,000 at auction.

Does the meter condition affect the price?

Yes — a dead or erratic meter is the single biggest factor pushing an SL toward the bottom of the price range, since repair is specialised and parts are limited.