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Canon F-1

The Canon F-1 is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in 1971 as Canon's first professional-tier SLR. It uses the FD lens mount and is built around a mechanical, metal-bladed focal-plane shutter with interchangeable viewfinders and focusing screens, positioning it as a system camera aimed at working photographers.

At UK auction in 2026, hammer prices for the Canon F-1 typically fall between £110 and £460, with a median result near £240 across recent sales. Outliers push the spread wider — a single 2024 lot reached £1,700 — but these almost always reflect outfits with multiple lenses, motor drives or finders rather than a body alone, and condition-sensitive factors such as meter accuracy and cosmetic wear drive most of the variation in what an F-1 is worth today at saleroom level.

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 £150 Flints Auctions
Feb 2026 £150 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £125 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £280 Special Auction Services
Nov 2025 £200 Special Auction Services
Oct 2025 £164 Chiswick Auctions
Sep 2025 £162 Flints Auctions
Aug 2025 £438 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 £238 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £150 Flints Auctions
Aug 2024 £175 Flints Auctions
Jun 2024 £1,700 David Duggleby
Jun 2024 £200 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £190 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £140 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £460 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £850 Special Auction Services
Jan 2024 £212 Flints Auctions
Jan 2024 £262 Flints Auctions
Nov 2023 £250 Flints Auctions
Jun 2023 £112 Flints Auctions
Mar 2023 £350 Flints Auctions
Oct 2022 £175 Flints Auctions
May 2022 £225 Flints Auctions
May 2010 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
May 2010 EUR 300 Leitz Auction
Jun 2004 £382 Christie's
Jun 2004 £227 Christie's
Apr 2003 £176 Christie's
Sep 2001 £199 Christie's
Sep 2001 £199 Christie's
Aug 2000 £352 Christie's
Jun 1998 £460 Christie's