Bell & Howell Filmo 70DR
camera
The Bell & Howell Filmo 70DR sells for about £180 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2000–2025; indicative).
median of only 4 sales, 2000–2025
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
How much does one sale move this?
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 1 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Questions
Is the Filmo 70DR still usable today?
Mechanically sound examples can still be run on 16mm film, but buyers should budget for a service if the spring motor is sluggish, since this directly affects both usability and resale value.
Facts
- Maker
- Bell & Howell
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 23 Nov 2000
- Latest sale
- 25 Nov 2025
- Median
- £180
- Middle half
- £153–£205
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Bell & Howell Filmo 70DR: about £180, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2000–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/bell-howell/filmo-70dr/