Robot Star 50 no. 208725£70
17 Jul 2001 · Christie's · lot 276premium removed ↗
+ lens
Berning Robot Star 50
camera
The Berning Robot Star 50 has 1 recorded sale: £70 (17 Jul 2001, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Questions
How much does a Robot Star 50 sell for?
Recent UK hammer prices are not available in our data, so any quoted figure would be speculative; condition, working spring motor, and shutter accuracy will drive the price more than headline rarity.
Is the Robot Star 50 a good buyer's camera?
It can be, provided the clockwork drive runs cleanly and the shutter fires at correct speeds, since service options are limited to specialists.
Facts
- Maker
- Berning
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Latest sale
- 17 Jul 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Berning Robot Star 50: 1 recorded sale, July 2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/berning/robot-star-50/