Bentzin Record-Primar 6x9cm with Meyer Plasmat 1.5/9cm£14,174
23 Nov 2024 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €17,000 · lot A01153hammer ↗
+ lens
Bentzin Record Primar
camera
The Bentzin Record Primar has 2 recorded sales: £14,174 (23 Nov 2024, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £15,641 (6 Nov 2016, 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.
Bentzin Record-Primar 6x9cm£15,641
6 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €18,000 · lot AI_29_33589hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Bentzin Record Primar is a German-made folding plate camera, produced by Curt Bentzin of Görlitz during the early twentieth century. These saleroom results reflect wholesale levels for rare or highly-collectable examples rather than typical retail asking prices, and in today's market a Record Primar's worth is highly condition- and variant-dependent — routine examples can sell for a fraction of these figures.","buying_guide":"Inspect the bellows for pinholes and light leaks, check the shutter for accurate speeds at both ends of its range, and confirm the ground-glass back, film holders and lens are original and undamaged.
Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Bentzin Record Primar a good collector's camera?
It appeals to collectors of early German plate cameras, and the limited sales data suggests strong value at the top end, though buyers should verify condition carefully given the age and lack of factory support.
Facts
- Maker
- Bentzin
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2016
- Latest sale
- 23 Nov 2024
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Bentzin Record Primar: 2 recorded sales, 2016–2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/bentzin/record-primar/