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How Much Is a Used Leica MDa Worth? (September 18, 2026 Price Guide)

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I found an eBay seller manipulation that affects the market liquidity (how long it takes to sell 1/2 the market). I have gated that off and as a result you will notice a shift in the market pace section of the fair price analysis. Most cameras will now show a slower market pace.

A quick price guide for the Leica MDa, currently for sale, user cameras, not collectables

$750 Lowest asking
Deal
Fair
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$958
$1,125 Median
$1,600
Market pace 21 listed now · half are gone within 53 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, special finish, and camera plus lens/accessory bundle pricing is not included in the fair price calculation.

The Leica MDa, produced from 1966 to 1976, is the M4-generation successor to the MD. It carries the M4 film transport, with the quick-load take-up spool and angled rewind crank, in a viewfinderless body with no rangefinder. Like the MD it was sold for photomicrography, copying, and scientific use, often paired with the Visoflex III or a reproduction stand. Roughly 14,400 units were produced (catalog 10103), making it by far the most common of the technical M bodies. On the used market the MDa is the most affordable way into the viewfinderless M family, and many are shot handheld today by scale focus, framing through a shoe-mounted finder.

Leica MDa Price by Region

Same fair-price pool as above — excludes special editions, black-paint/finish premiums, bundles, and call-for-price listings.

RegionListingsLowHighMedian
Europe10$750$1,596$995
North America5$929$2,150$1,795
Japan3$1,543$1,730$1,611
United Kingdom2$1,003$1,032$1,018
Hong Kong1$959$959$959

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All Leica MDa Listings

Listing Price (USD) Condition Model Region Source
Leica MDA excellent condition Leica MDA excellent condition $750 Used MDa EU eBay US
Leica Leitz MDa - Good Condition Leica Leitz MDa - Good Condition $803 (EUR 699) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Leica MDa Body / Body An-Verkauf ff-shop24 Leica MDa Body / Body An-Verkauf ff-shop24 $896 (EUR 780) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Leica MDa Leica MDa $917 (EUR 799) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Leica MDa 35mm chrome Camera (1970) with Leica 35mm f/2.8 Summaron fixed lens Ex/+ Leica MDa 35mm chrome Camera (1970) with Leica 35mm f/2.8 Summaron fixed lens Ex/+ $929 Ex MDa NA Classic Connection
Leica MDa 1968 Leica MDa 1968 $958 (CHF 790) A/B- MDa EU Fotohaus
Leica MDa Film Camera #11285 Leica MDa Film Camera #11285 $959 Used MDa HK eBay HK
LEICA MDa scientific film blind camera, just serviced and CLA'd, SN1265982 LEICA MDa scientific film blind camera, just serviced and CLA'd, SN1265982 $1,003 (GBP 750) Used MDa UK eBay UK
✮ Leica MDa Body Baujahr 1969 #1245440 vom Händler! ✮ Leica MDa Body Baujahr 1969 #1245440 vom Händler! $1,032 (EUR 899) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Vintage Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar DBP MDa Camera With 0.32x Lens Vintage Leica Ernst Leitz Wetzlar DBP MDa Camera With 0.32x Lens $1,032 (GBP 772) Used MDa UK eBay UK
Leica MDa 35mm - sehr gut erhaltenes Stück Kamerageschichte Leica MDa 35mm - sehr gut erhaltenes Stück Kamerageschichte $1,125 (EUR 980) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Leitz Leica MDa Chrome #1265668 Leitz Leica MDa Chrome #1265668 $1,147 (EUR 999) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
LEICA Wetzlar Mda sn1246171 *1969* + Voigtländer SnapshotSkopar 4/25 MC + Sucher LEICA Wetzlar Mda sn1246171 *1969* + Voigtländer SnapshotSkopar 4/25 MC + Sucher $1,263 (EUR 1,100) Usato MDa EU eBay DE
condition Leica Mda body condition Leica Mda body $1,543 Used MDa JP eBay JP
Leica MDa Body Body Chrom mit Leitz Summaron-M f/2,8/35 Lens Leica MDa Body Body Chrom mit Leitz Summaron-M f/2,8/35 Lens $1,596 (EUR 1,390) Gebraucht MDa EU eBay DE
Leica Mda With 40mm & 560mm Lens Leica Mda With 40mm & 560mm Lens $1,600 Used MDa NA eBay US
Leica MDa 35mm Film Camera Body No Viewfinder from Japan E0428 Leica MDa 35mm Film Camera Body No Viewfinder from Japan E0428 $1,611 Used MDa JP eBay JP
Leica MDa + Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/2.8 Contax G to M Miyazaki + GV-1 + Case Set JP Leica MDa + Zeiss Biogon 21mm f/2.8 Contax G to M Miyazaki + GV-1 + Case Set JP $1,730 Used MDa JP eBay JP
Leica MDa Post Camera with Summaron 35mm F2.8 Lens & Cap Leica MDa Post Camera with Summaron 35mm F2.8 Lens & Cap $1,795 Used MDa NA eBay US
Leica MDa Post. 24×27 (1972) camera With Leica 2,8cm f5,6 Summaron lens Ex++/Mint- / Uncommon Leica MDa Post. 24×27 (1972) camera With Leica 2,8cm f5,6 Summaron lens Ex++/Mint- / Uncommon $1,899 Mint MDa NA Classic Connection
Leica MDa Chrome Camera (1969) With E. Leitz NY RARE And Original Motor 97800 Leica MDa Chrome Camera (1969) With E. Leitz NY RARE And Original Motor 97800 $2,150 Used MDa NA eBay US

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