What is the cheapest used Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) in the UK?

The cheapest used Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) currently listed is £249.95 at eBay, based on 4 listings compared across 2 UK retailers.

How many used Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 4 used Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) listings available across 2 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

What sensor format does the Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) use?

The Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) features a Full Frame sensor.

Used Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 (Nickel, Unnumbered) for Sale — From £250

£249.95 Low price

£899.00 High price

4 Listings

2 Retailers

Great for: street portrait travel

Extremely rare early Leitz 35mm — nickel unnumbered Elmar from the dawn of Leica.

The Leitz Elmar 3.5cm f/3.5 in nickel finish without serial number is an extremely early Leica wide-angle lens from the earliest era of Leica production. Unnumbered examples are among the rarest Leica lenses, dating to a period when individual lens serial numbering had not yet been standardised.

Optical quality delivers the rendering of the earliest Leica wide-angle designs — uncoated optics with the lower contrast and distinctive flare characteristics that define pre-war photography. The 35mm perspective was considered wide-angle in this era. Images have a distinctive period character impossible to replicate digitally.

Build quality is early Leitz precision with nickel plating over brass, reflecting the manufacturing methods of the earliest Leica production era. The nickel finish and absence of serial number date this lens to the very beginning of Leica wide-angle production, making it extraordinarily significant historically.

On the used market, an unnumbered nickel Leitz Elmar 3.5cm is among the rarest and most valuable Leica lenses in existence. For advanced Leica collectors and photographic museums, it represents a piece from the very dawn of Leica lens production — a genuine treasure of photographic history with exceptional rarity.