Name: Used Leica Summar 50mm
Brand: Leica
Availability: InStock

I have made some changes to the fair price methods. On some lenses you may notice a shift in the price guide pricing as a result.

A quick price guide for the Leica Summar 50mm, currently for sale, user lenses, not collectables

$162 Lowest asking

Deal

Fair

High

Asking price ranges →

$366

$472 Median

$755

Market pace 89 listed now · half are gone within 26 days, a sluggish used market.

A quick gut-check for any listing below — condition and accessories shift the line, so always read the listing. Special edition and multi-lens set pricing is not included in the fair price calculation.

The Summar 50mm f/2 was Leica's first fast normal lens, introduced in 1933 and produced until 1940, and a sensation in its day as the quickest standard available for the Leica. The collapsible Max Berek design uses six elements in four groups and is famous for its character: soft and swirly wide open, sharpening as it stops down. Two cautions for buyers: all Summars are uncoated, and the soft front glass scratches very easily, so most surviving examples show cleaning marks that strongly affect both look and value. It was superseded by the Summitar in 1939. Used prices vary widely by condition.

Leica Summar 50mm Price by Region

Same fair-price pool as above — excludes special editions, multi-lens sets, and call-for-price listings.

Region	Listings	Low	High	Median
Japan	26	$283	$2,016	$503
Europe	25	$293	$5,227	$650
North America	21	$200	$1,300	$299
United Kingdom	6	$416	$968	$580
Hong Kong	5	$490	$1,370	$959
US	3	$375	$425	$425
Australia	2	$424	$558	$491

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All Leica Summar 50mm Listings

Listing	Price (USD)	Condition	Model	Region	Source
Leitz Wetzlar SUMMAR 5cm 50mm f/2 lens Leica L39 LTM 39mm (READ)	$162 (GBP 120)	Used	SUMMAR	UK	eBay UK
Leica Leitz Summar 5cm F2 L39 Screw Mount Collapsable Lens	$200	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica 50/2 Summar (1936) chrome lens Ex+/++	$229	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
Leica 50/2 Summar (1938) chrome lens Ex+/++	$229	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
Leica 50/2 Summar (1936) chrome lens Ex+/++	$249	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
Leica 50/2 SUMMAR SM COLLAPSIBLE	$250	Used	SUMMAR	NA	B&H Photo Video
Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summar f=5cm 1:2 408769 1937 Vintage Telescopic Lens	$255	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leitz Summar 50mm f/2 Lens Leica L39 M39 LTM Leica Screw Mount 5cm	$270	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica Leitz Summar 2/50 Lens Screw Mount M39 f/2 5cm 50mm Standard Objektiv	$274	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica Summar 5cm 1:2 Lens Made in Germany	$283	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Manuelles Objektiv Leica Summar 5cm F2	$293 (EUR 252)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica 5cm f2 Summar (1937) chrome lens Ex+	$299	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
Leica 5cm f2 Summar Collapsible lens (1936) Ex	$299	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
Leica 50/2 Summar chrome lens (circa 1937) Ex/+	$299	Ex	SUMMAR	NA	Classic Connection
ORIGINAL LEICA LEITZ WETZLAR 50mm F2 SUMMAR M39 SCREW MOUNT COLLASABLE LENS	$300	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
[Near MINT] Leica Leitz Summar 50mm 5cm f/2 Lens L39 LTM Screw Mount From JAPAN	$330	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
[Near MINT] Leica Leitz Summar 5cm 50mm F2 Lens L39 LTM Leica Screw From JAPAN	$330	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Leitz Summar 2/5cm No.447516 m39 CE11374	$336 (EUR 289)	Neu	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Leitz Summar 50mm F/2 Lens for Leica L39 #40919 C1	$346	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leitz Leica Summar 2/5 cm lens Sumus collapsible chrome	$350 (EUR 300)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Summar 50mm f2 Vintage Lens Price	$366	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Summar 5cm / 2 #229945, c.1934, collapsible, meters, coated , (13) aperture blades, caps, CLA’d 2024, Ex	$375	Ex-	SUMMAR	US	Igor's Camera Exchange
Japan Leica Summar 5cm/2 (L39)	$379	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar 5cm f/2 L39 LTM Collapsible Lens Ernst Leitz Japan	$380	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leitz SUMUS - Leica Summar 2.0/5 cm M39 / M-39 mount - Gauss screw lens	$383 (EUR 330)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica L Summar 5cm F2 Lens L39 Mount LE9565 Free Shipping	$388	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Manuelles Leica Summar Objektiv M39 5cm F2	$390 (EUR 336)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica 5cm 50mm F2 Summar Collapsible M39 Lens	$393	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica IIF Summar 5cm f2 LTM L39 Screw Mount Standard Lens. Caps. Cla'd. IIIC	$415	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica 5cm 50mm f/2 Summar Collapsible Prime Lens * Screw Mount LTM M39	$416 (GBP 308)	Used	SUMMAR	UK	eBay UK
Leica Leitz Summar 50mm F/2 Lens for Leica L39 #64708 T	$418	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar 2/5cm SUMUS chrome / 35800,44	$418 (EUR 360)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Leitz Wetzlar Summar 5cm 50mm F2 f/2 Lens, for L39 M39 LTM Screw Mount	$424 (AUD 590)	Used	SUMMAR	AU	eBay US
Summar 5cm / 2 #287092, c.1936, collapsible, meters, coated , (13) aperture blades, caps, CLA’d 2026	$425	Ex	SUMMAR	US	Igor's Camera Exchange
Summar 5cm / 2 #424391, c.1938, collapsible, feet, non-coated, (13) aperture blades, metal caps	$425	Ex+	SUMMAR	US	Igor's Camera Exchange
Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar Summar f=5 cm 1:2 No: 323078 Objektiv Vintage	$429 (EUR 369)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica IIIC Summar 5cm f2 LTM L39 Screw Mount Standard Lens. Lens Coated. Caps	$450	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica Summar 2/5 cm Sumus Chrome / 35778.1	$453 (EUR 390)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Summar 2/5cm SUMUS chrome / 35725,4	$453 (EUR 390)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Lens Summar 5cm F2 239	$454	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Leitz Summar 2/50 Lens Screw Mount M39 f/2 5cm 50mm Standard Objektiv	$472	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica Leitz Summar 50mm F/2 Lens for Leica L39 #65576 T	$473	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
LEITZ Leica Summar L39 50mm/F2.0 Silver Lens Yr.1938 LTM Germany #68029	$490	Used	SUMMAR	HK	eBay HK
Japan Leica Summar L 50mm f/2 Chrome	$495	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Leitz Summar 5cm 50mm f/2 Collapsible Screw Mount Lens with Caps - Excellent	$500	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Japan Leica Summar L 50mm f/2 Chrome MF Lens	$512	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar 2/5cm SUMUS chrome / 35725,3	$523 (EUR 450)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Summar 5cm f2 Collapsible Lens 1934 Ex Cond - Camserve CLA 30 June 2025	$540 (GBP 399)	Used	SUMMAR	UK	eBay UK
Leica Leitz Summar 5cm 50mm f/2 F2 Lens Silver , For LTM M39 Screw Mount	$558 (AUD 777)	Used	SUMMAR	AU	eBay US
LEICA Summar 5cm f/2,0 Collapsible / Nickel - SNr: 199106	$580 (EUR 499)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica 5cm F2 Summar Black Nose LTM Collapsible, c.1933	$580 (GBP 429)	94%	SUMMAR	UK	The Vintage & Classic Camera Company
Manueller Leica Summar 5cm F2 M39 Objektiv	$601 (EUR 517)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Summar 5cm 2 from Japan	$641	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar 50mm f2 337087	$645	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leitz Leica Summar 2/5cm lens collapsible chrome M39 Screw Mount clean glass	$700	Used	SUMMAR	EU	eBay US
Leica Summar 50mm F2 Chrome White Tip LTM L39 Screw Mount Lens from Japan D0708	$706	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar L 50mm F2 Chrome Front White Vintage Lens L39 from Japan D0807	$708	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
LEITZ Leica Summar L39 50mm/F2.0 Silver Lens Yr.1936 LTM Germany #265	$739	Used	SUMMAR	HK	eBay HK
Leica Summar 50 F2 from Japan	$754	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica IIIc aus 1950 inkl SUMMAR f=50 2.0 - Ernst Leitz Wetzlar	$754 (EUR 649)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Leitz Summar 50mm F/2 Lens for Leica L39 #41779 C2	$755	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Summar 50mm F2 Chrome L39 LTM Screw Mount Collapsible from Japan E0512	$801	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Summar f=5cm 1:2 Leitz SUMUS LEICA LTM / L39 Objektiv Made in 1937 + SOOMP Gegenlichtblende	$804 (GBP 594)	Used	SUMMAR	UK	eBay DE
Leica Summar 50mm F2 Chrome White Tip L39 LTM Screw Mount Lens Germany H0610	$819	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
LEITZ Leica Summar L39 50mm/F2.0 Silver Lens Yr.1934 LTM Germany #23735	$959	Used	SUMMAR	HK	eBay HK
Leica Leitz SUMMAR Black Rim 50mm f2 LTM Mount	$968 (GBP 716)	Used	SUMMAR	UK	eBay UK
⭐️Near MINT⭐️ Leica Leitz Summar 5cm f/2 Nickel L39 Standard MF Lens From JAPAN	$1,010	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
LEITZ Leica Summar L39 50mm/F2.0 Silver Lens Yr.1936 LTM Germany #23356	$1,069	Used	SUMMAR	HK	eBay HK
Leica Summar 5cm f/2 Lens Polished by Yamazaki	$1,073	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Rare Ex+ Leica Summar 5cm 50mm f 1/2 No 345xxx	$1,075	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leica Leitz Summar 2/50 nickel early Version ca.1935	$1,150 (EUR 990)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica 2/5 cm Nickel Summar Early Version approx. 1936 for M39	$1,161 (EUR 999)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Leitz Summar 2/50 Black Rim Lens Screw Mount M39 f/2/50 Objektiv	$1,266 (EUR 1,090)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Original Leica Leitz Summar Black Paint Rim 5cm f2 SM Lens S#: 190xxx with Caps	$1,300	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Ex Leica Summar 50mm f/2 #388881 Silver with Hood	$1,370	Used	SUMMAR	HK	eBay HK
Leica Leitz Summar 2/50 Black Rim Lens Screw Mount M39 f/2/50 M39 Objektiv	$1,382 (EUR 1,190)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
#S0034- Leitz, Leica , Summar, 1:2/5cm, Nickel/ Black Rim-#193105	$1,393 (EUR 1,199)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica 2/5cm Summar Early Type Nickel in Nice Condition Leitz	$1,627 (EUR 1,400)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Summar 5cm f2 nickel black rim Objektiv lens Leitz 99664	$1,684 (EUR 1,450)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay DE
Leica Leitz SUMMAR Black Rim Nickel 5cm 50mm f2 50/2 LTM Mount 1933	$1,999	Used	SUMMAR	-	eBay US
Leica Leitz Summar Black 50mm F/2 Lens for Leica L39 #36693 K	$2,016	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leica Leitz Summar Black 50mm F 2 Lens for Leica L39 36693K from Japan	$3,333	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
LEICA LEITZ SUMMAR 50MM F2 RIGID NICKEL SUMMAR LENS VERY EARLY 1933 #205 WOW!	$3,895	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Orig. Leica Leitz Nickel Summar 5cm f2 SM Lens S#: 208xxx with Caps + Box in Ext+	$4,000	Used	SUMMAR	NA	eBay US
Leitz Leica Summar 1:2 f=5cm Rigid manufactured 1933 Film Tested	$4,414 (EUR 3,800)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica 2/5cm Summar Rigid Nickel Boxed RARE Leitz lens circa 1933.	$5,209 (EUR 4,500)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Tropen Summar 2/5 cm / 33355.1	$5,227 (EUR 4,500)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK
Leica Summar L 50mm F2 Fixed Lens Good Condition	$7,328	Used	SUMMAR	JP	eBay JP
Leitz 2/5cm Summar Rigid in chrome boxed RARE Leica lens with Sunshade	$9,277 (EUR 8,000)	Gebraucht	SUMMAR	EU	eBay UK