A Berning Robot Royal 36 Mod. III Rangefinder Camera£420
12 Nov 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 199 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
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Berning Robot Royal 36 (Mod. III)
camera
The Berning Robot Royal 36 (Mod. III) sells for about £343 (median of only 6 recorded sales, 2002–2025; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£343
median of only 6 sales, 2002–2025
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£305
Without the lowest sale£380
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A Berning Robot Royal 36 Mod. III Rangefinder Camera£420
17 Jun 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 88 · Fine & Rare Cameraspremium removed
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A Berning Robot Royal 36 Mod. III Rangefinder Camera£190
18 Oct 2019 · Flints Auctions · lot 265 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
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Robot Royal 36 Mod.III£305
4 Dec 2010 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €360 · lot AI_18_11901hammer ↗
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Robot Royal 36 camera£380
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Robot Royal 36 Model III no. Z-129521£150
1 Apr 2003 · Christie's · lot 292premium removed ↗
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Robot Royal 36 Model III no. Z-138366£300
19 Nov 2002 · Christie's · lot 394premium removed ↗
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What it is
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Generated summary, 22 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Robots
Robot II
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot I
9 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80IndicativeRobot Recorder 36
3 salesabout £120Indicative
28 sales£160FairRobot IIa
10 sales£85FairRobot Royal 36
10 sales£375FairRobot I
9 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Royal III
9 salesabout £230IndicativeRobot Star 25
5 salesabout £100IndicativeRobot Luftwaffe Model
3 salesabout £80IndicativeRobot Recorder 36
3 salesabout £120Indicative
Questions
Is the Robot Royal 36 (Mod. III) a good buy at its current price?
For collectors of Robot-series cameras the current price level is reasonable, but because servicing is specialised, buyers should factor potential repair costs into the value they are willing to pay.
Facts
- Maker
- Berning
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 6
- First sale
- 19 Nov 2002
- Latest sale
- 12 Nov 2025
- Median
- £343
- Middle half
- £301–£410
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Berning Robot Royal 36 (Mod. III): about £343, the median of 6 recorded sales, 2002–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/berning/robot-royal-36-mod-iii/