Beirette camera£40
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 66premium removed ↗
+ lens
Beier Beirette
camera
The Beier Beirette has 1 recorded sale: £40 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Beirette a good first 35mm film camera?
It is an inexpensive way into 35mm shooting, but the lack of widespread service support and the age-related faults common to budget cameras of this era mean condition matters more than the low price suggests.
Facts
- Maker
- Beier
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Latest sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Beier Beirette: 1 recorded sale, July 2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/beier/beirette/