A Balda Baldaxette I Folding Medium Format Camera£45
6 Apr 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 186 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
Balda-werk Baldaxette I
camera
The Balda-werk Baldaxette I has 2 recorded sales: £45 (6 Apr 2026, Flints Auctions) and £233 (6 Nov 2004, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Balda Baldaxette I£233
6 Nov 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €333 · lot AI_6_23912hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Baldaxettes
Questions
Is the Baldaxette I a good buyer's camera?
As a pre-war folding camera its price depends heavily on working condition; budget for a possible bellows replacement and a shutter service when assessing value.
Facts
- Maker
- Balda-werk
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2004
- Latest sale
- 6 Apr 2026
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Balda-werk Baldaxette I: 2 recorded sales, 2004–2026; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/balda-werk/baldaxette-i/