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Leitz Standard

The Leitz Standard is a 35mm screw-mount camera made by Ernst Leitz of Wetzlar and introduced in the 1930s. It was positioned as a simpler, lower-cost body within the early screw-mount Leitz/Leica family, offering the interchangeable-lens system in a compact metal body.

Hammer prices at UK auction for the Leitz Standard span roughly £140 to £4,000, with a median close to £500 — wholesale saleroom levels that reflect the wide gap between plain chrome bodies and scarce variants. In 2024–2025 results, ordinary chrome examples sold for around £200–£260, while a special-variant body fetched £1,700 in mid-2025. As of today, what a Standard is worth depends heavily on finish, variant designation, and mechanical condition.

Variants

Select a variant to filter the sales history below.

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
100 Jahre Leitz Werke 0
Admiralty NP 0
black 10 £117 – £1,700
black (chrome fittings) 1 £900 – £900
chrome 12 £144 – £747
chrome N-L 0
Leih-Kamera 0
Luxus REPLICA 1 £500 – £500
New York 1 £4,000 – £4,000
Snapshot (Weitwinkelsucher) 0
Snapshot (Weitwinkelsucher) chrome 0
X-Ray 3 £1,960 – £4,000

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 £150 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
May 2026 £460 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Jan 2026 USD 1,100 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Jan 2026 USD 700 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2025 £220 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services chrome
Nov 2025 EUR 1,600 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 EUR 900 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2025 EUR 75,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2025 EUR 1,700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Apr 2025 £200 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Apr 2025 £162 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £562 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Dec 2024 £325 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £300 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £440 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Jun 2024 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2024 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Apr 2024 £260 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services chrome
Oct 2023 £170 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services chrome
Jun 2023 EUR 1,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2022 EUR 450 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 50,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 2,400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 6,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 3,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2021 EUR 2,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction X-Ray
Nov 2021 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2021 £397 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions black
Jun 2021 EUR 3,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 1,400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 3,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2020 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
May 2020 £1,960 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions X-Ray
May 2020 £760 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2019 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2019 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Apr 2019 £660 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction Luxus REPLICA
Nov 2018 £540 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2018 EUR 2,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2018 EUR 26,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2017 EUR 4,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction X-Ray
Jun 2017 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 750 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction chrome
Jun 2015 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 4,800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2014 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2013 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 4,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
May 2012 EUR 1,300 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2011 EUR 550 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2011 EUR 7,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Dec 2010 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction chrome
May 2010 EUR 8,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 750 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 3,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 250 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 900 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black (chrome fittings)
Nov 2008 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction black
Nov 2008 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2006 £288 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2006 £144 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jul 2006 £216 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2006 £84 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £216 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Nov 2005 £204 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £228 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £192 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £384 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2005 £144 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jun 2005 £288 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2005 £144 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2005 £192 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 670 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2005 £216 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 £179 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2004 £418 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2004 £239 🇬🇧 Christie's
Dec 2003 £916 🇬🇧 Christie's
Dec 2003 £411 🇬🇧 Christie's
Dec 2003 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2003 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2003 £152 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2003 £199 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2003 £411 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2003 £258 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Apr 2003 £164 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £1,527 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £176 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £705 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2002 £376 🇬🇧 Christie's
Apr 2002 USD 411 🇺🇸 Christie's
Feb 2002 £470 🇬🇧 Christie's black
Feb 2002 £305 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2001 £117 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2001 £493 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2001 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jun 2001 £258 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2000 £352 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £1,410 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £223 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2000 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 2000 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Jan 2000 £632 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1999 £402 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1999 £322 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £287 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 1999 £805 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 1999 £460 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1998 £747 🇬🇧 Christie's chrome
Nov 1998 £276 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 1998 £253 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £184 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1998 £345 🇬🇧 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Leitz Standard worth today?

Recent UK auction hammer prices range from about £140 to £4,000, with a median around £500; most plain chrome bodies sell for a few hundred pounds, while scarce variants push the top of the range.

How much does a Leitz Standard sell for at auction?

In 2024–2025 UK saleroom results, ordinary chrome examples have sold for £200–£260, and a special-variant body made £1,700 in mid-2025.

What drives the price of a Leitz Standard?

Variant designation, original finish (chrome versus black), completeness and mechanical condition are the main value drivers, with commemorative and military-marked examples carrying the largest premiums.

Are spares and service available for the Leitz Standard?

Full factory support ended long ago, but independent specialists continue to service shutters and transports, usually drawing on donor bodies for parts.