Leica's zoom-equipped Mini - 35-70mm f/4-7.6 Vario-Elmar in a plastic-bodied 35mm point-and-shoot.
The Leica Mini Zoom was the third model in Leica's Mini line of 35mm compacts, introduced in 1993 above the fixed-lens Mini and Mini II. It sat at the accessible end of the range, a mass-market point-and-shoot carrying the Leica badge, and was discontinued in the late 1990s.
A Vario-Elmar 35-70mm f/4-7.6 zoom is paired with active infrared autofocus and centre-weighted integral metering. The programmed shutter covers 1/4s to 1/300s plus bulb, with manual long exposures to about 5s, and film speed is set by DX coding. Exposure override adds +2 EV. A single CR123A powers the camera; the body measures 118 x 65 x 38.5mm and has motorised advance and rewind.
Against the fixed-lens Mini and Mini II, the Mini Zoom trades the 35mm f/3.5 Elmar for zoom reach, at the cost of a slow long end that pushes flash use indoors. It suits daylight travel and street work where framing flexibility matters more than aperture.
Prices sit well below the Minilux and CM compacts, so condition drives value. Check the frame counter and DX film-speed reading, both known failure points, test zoom travel at each end, and confirm flash recycling. Step up to the Minilux Zoom; step down to the fixed-lens Mini II.