Bentzin Primarette Nr. 1030£592
1 Jan 2026 · Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions · $800 · lot 252hammer ↗
Bentzin Primarette
camera
The Bentzin Primarette typically sells for £639 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2001–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£639
median of 12 sales, 2001–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £355–£906
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Over time
Every sale since 2001; no trend line.
Latest sales All 12 →
A Bentzin Primarette Viewfinder Camera£2,000
12 Nov 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 424 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
A Bentzin Primarette Twin Lens Viewfinder Camera£380
4 Jun 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 519 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
Bentzin Primarette£686
11 Jun 2022 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €800 · lot AI_40_40163hammer ↗
+ lens
Bentzin Primarette£739
19 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €850 · lot AI_30_34102hammer ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Bentzin Primarette a good user camera or a collector's item?
With only a handful of saleroom appearances and no current parts or service support, the Primarette is bought primarily as a collector's piece rather than as a working camera.
Facts
- Maker
- Bentzin
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 12
- First sale
- 20 Mar 2001
- Latest sale
- 1 Jan 2026
- Median
- £639
- Middle half
- £355–£906
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Bentzin Primarette: typical sale price £639, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2001–2026, middle half £355–£906 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/bentzin/primarette/