Bentzin Primarflex

camera

The Bentzin Primarflex has 2 recorded sales: £943 (11 Jun 2022, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £94 (18 Oct 2000, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

1
Outfit (body with several lenses)
£543

Other recorded sales All 3 →

What it is

{"overview":"The Bentzin Primarflex is a German medium-format single-lens reflex camera using 6x6cm exposures on 120 roll film, introduced in the late 1930s by the Dresden maker Bentzin. Clean, fully working examples with original optics tend to price toward the upper end of that range.","buying_guide":"Inspect the focal-plane shutter for accurate speeds and intact curtains, check the mirror and waist-level finder screen for fungus or haze, and confirm the film transport and frame counter advance smoothly. Verify the lens is present, clean and seated correctly in its mount, as missing or mismatched optics significantly reduce what the body is worth.

Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

What drives the price of a Primarflex?

Working shutter speeds, a clear finder, smooth film transport and the presence of a correct, clean lens are the main factors that push the value toward the higher end of the observed range.

Facts

Maker
Bentzin
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
18 Oct 2000
Latest sale
11 Jun 2022
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Bentzin Primarflex: 2 recorded sales, 2000–2022; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/bentzin/primarflex/

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