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Canon 7 (Chrome)

The Canon 7 is a 35mm rangefinder camera introduced by Canon in 1961. The chrome version uses a Leica screw mount (M39) with an additional external bayonet that supports the fast 50mm f/0.95 lens, and it carries a built-in selenium light meter on the front of the body.

UK auction hammer results on record for the chrome Canon 7 span roughly £120 to £250, with a median around £200 at saleroom level (wholesale hammer, before commission). The dataset available is historical and sparse, so what a Canon 7 is worth in 2026 today depends heavily on whether the selenium meter is still accurate, how clean the rangefinder is, and whether a desirable Canon lens is included — clean, meter-working examples tend to sell for more than bodies with a dead cell.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Apr 2026 £1,500 Flints Auctions
May 2013 EUR 240 Leitz Auction
Nov 1998 £184 Christie's
Jul 1998 £253 Christie's
Jul 1998 £218 Christie's
Nov -0001 £125 Flints Auctions

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