A Canon L1 Rangefinder Camera£400
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 106 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the Hansa+ lens
Canon Canon/ NK Hansa
Canon rangefinder screwmount
The Canon Canon/ NK Hansa has 2 recorded sales: £400 (29 Apr 2021, Flints Auctions) and £6,000 (29 Apr 2021, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
A Canon Hansa Original Rangefinder Camera£6,000
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 101 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why is there such a wide range in price?
Early pre-war Canon rangefinders are condition-sensitive collector items, and originality of finish, lens and accessories has a large effect on what each one sells for.
Facts
- Maker
- Canon
- Type
- Canon rangefinder screwmount
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 29 Apr 2021
- Latest sale
- 29 Apr 2021
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Canon Canon/ NK Hansa: 2 recorded sales, April 2021; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/canon/canon-nk-hansa/