Leica IIIf device auction prices

As of 6 November 2026, hammerhistory.com has recorded 20 auction sales of the Leica IIIf device with a published hammer price, closed between 31 May 2023 and 28 October 2026, on 7 auction sites in 3 countries. The middle half of the sales fetched EUR 800 to EUR 15.000, with a median of about EUR 1.500 (rounded, in euros, before the buyer's premium). One sale is free to read: a Leica IIIf device sold for EUR 1.000 on 31 May 2023. 1 is at auction now.

Known on 7 auction sites 20 sold with a price 1 at auction now 44 seen at auction

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All sales 20

Sold	Built	Hours	Auction house	Place	Photos	Hammer price
2023-05-31 Leica IIIf + Summitar 2/5cm	unknown	unknown	ostlicht-auction.com	Vienna, AT	1	EUR 1.000 FREE
2026-10-28 LEICA. Leica IIIf kamera med to objektiver, 1954 (3).	1954	unknown	Auction house	SE	8	in the report
2026-10-07 LEICA. Leica IIIf kamera med objektiv, 1956 (2).	1956	unknown	Auction house	SE	5	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf + Leicavit black paint + W-Nikkor 4/2.5cm no. 627115	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf Black Dial outfit no. 555034	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf Black Dial ELC no. 610016	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf Red Dial no. 621935	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf + Haber & Fink Lens Turret no. 649127	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf Midland-Ontario no. 684742	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-11-20 Leica IIIf Red Dial no. 689365	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2025-07-15 Leica IIIF Rangefinder Camera Body & Elmar Lens	1951	unknown	Auction house	US	1	in the report
2025-07-15 Leica IIIF Vorlauf Rangefinder Camera Body	1954	unknown	Auction house	US	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf + Compur Summitar * 2/5cm Prototype	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf/IIIg Prototype	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf 'ELC Midland' + Summarit 1.5/5cm	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf Betriebskamera + Compur Summicron 2/5cm Prototype	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf Black + Leicavit 'US Navy'	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2024-06-04 Leica IIIf 'Swedish Military'	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2023-05-31 Leica IIIf + Summicron 2/5cm	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report
2023-05-31 Leica IIIf Black Paint 'Swedish Army'	unknown	unknown	Auction house	AT	1	in the report

Click a sale to see that device with its photos and details. 23 more closed without a sale. A hammer price under EUR 100 is free to read.

At auction now 1

LEICA IIIf, kamera med tillbehör.

auctionet.com · Helsingborg

EUR 200 1 bidcloses 2026-11-13

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Leica IIIf

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The Leica IIIf is a 35 millimetre screw mount rangefinder camera made by Leitz in Wetzlar. It followed the IIIc and was the first Leica with built in flash synchronisation, set by a dial under the shutter speed dial. Early cameras have black numerals on that dial, later ones from 1952 have red numerals, and from 1954 a self timer was fitted. It was made in large numbers and is one of the most common classic Leicas, usually sold with a collapsible Elmar or Summitar lens.

Built

1950 to 1957

Replaced

IIIc

Replaced by

IIIg

We recognise this model across the auction sites and keep every one we see together.

On a used one

A buyer checks the shutter curtains for pinholes, the slow speeds for sticking and the rangefinder for a clear patch. The serial number dates the body, and a camera described as a red dial or a self timer version should match its number.

About Leica

Leica is a name used across several related but distinct businesses originating from the German optics maker Leitz. Leica Geosystems, now part of Hexagon AB, produces surveying instruments, laser levels, total stations and distance meters such as the Rugby and Disto ranges seen at auction. Leica Biosystems and Leica Microsystems supply laboratory and microscopy equipment, while the historic Leica Camera brand remains separate and known for precision cameras.

Founded 1819 · Heerbrugg, Switzerland · Part of Hexagon AB

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What the Leica IIIf fetched

EUR 800 to 15.000

Middle half from800

Median1.500

to15.000

The middle half of 20 recorded sales, rounded, in euros, before the buyer's premium. Each sale's own price opens with the sale.

20sold with a price

1at auction now

7auction sites

3countries

19 more hammer pricesin the report · EUR 19 once

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Questions about Leica IIIf auction prices

What does a Leica IIIf sell for at auction?

In the 20 auction sales we recorded, the middle half fetched EUR 800 to EUR 15.000, with a median of about EUR 1.500. These are rounded hammer prices in euros, before the buyer's premium and VAT; what one machine fetches depends on its year, hours and condition, which the table shows next to each sale.

How many Leica IIIf auction sales are on record?

20 sales with a published hammer price, closed between 31 May 2023 and 28 October 2026, on 7 auction sites in 3 countries. 23 more closed without a sale.

Is a Leica IIIf at auction now?

1 device of this model is at auction now; they are listed on this page with their current bid and when they close.

Are the Leica IIIf hammer prices free to read?

The oldest sale of every model is free to read, and so is every hammer price under the site's floor. The other 19 hammer prices of the Leica IIIf open with an account: every sale of the model for a year, or one sale on its own.

Hammer prices are what the auction house recorded when the lot closed, before the buyer's premium, in the currency of the sale. A sale listed on a house's own site and on its platform counts once. Doubt a figure? Open the sale and its listing is linked there. How prices are recorded.