Canon Hansa Canon
1936, first production Canon camera
Sales History
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Prices updated: November 2025
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| Nov 2025 | EUR 10,000 | £8,800 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 47 (Lot A02544) Title: Canon Hansa pre-series
Description:
An extremely early Canon Hansa from the very first small production batch, still retaining several features of the legendary Kwanon prototypes – such as the detent near the pop-up viewfinder, the distinctive shutter release, and the base plate with blind cap (originally intended for the rewind knob on the Kwanon camera). The lens mount bears the number 90, making it one of the earliest recorded examples, while the base plate is engraved 1090 (Peter Dechert notes 1119 as the lowest previously known number!). The camera is preserved in excellent condition and is offered with its matching early black-face Nikkor 3.5/50mm lens. |
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| Jun 2022 | EUR 8,000 | £6,861 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 40 (Lot AI_40_40281) Title: Canon Hansa
Description:
an interesting, late Canon Hansa in a beautiful, near-mint condition, lens mount number 877 (no Nippon Kogaku engraving), base plate number 2587, with matching all-chrome Nikkor 3.5/5cm no.50617 and original leather case. Hard to find in this good condition Estimate: EUR 10,000 - EUR 12,000 |
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| Jun 2017 | EUR 3,400 | £2,983 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 31 (Lot AI_31_35632) Title: Seiki Kogaku Canon Original + Nikkor 3.5/5cm
Description:
late Canon Hansa 'Original', without HANSA engraving on top plate, in very good condition with white face Nikkor 3.5/5cm no.50889, meter scale, lens mount serial number: Nr.1135, baseplate engraved '2716' Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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| Nov 2014 | EUR 12,000 | £9,486 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 26 (Lot AI_26_31064) Title: Canon Hansa
Description:
late Canon Hansa in wonderful and perfect working original condition, mount number 1287, baseplate number 3140, chrome-face Nikkor 3.5/5cm no.50923, with matching brown leather everready case Estimate: EUR 10,000 - EUR 12,000 |
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| Dec 2010 | EUR 10,000 | £8,481 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 18 (Lot AI_18_12183) Title: Canon Hansa
Description:
late Canon Hansa in wonderful original condition, chrome-face Nikkor 3.5/5cm no.50950, with matching brown leather everready case Estimate: EUR 10,000 - EUR 12,000 |
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| Nov 2005 | EUR 10,500 | £7,133 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 8 (Lot AI_8_26271) Title: Seiki-Kogaku Canon Hansa
Description:
very early Canon Hansa, type 1 in very nice condition with 'black face' Nikkor 3.5/50mm, matching base-plate with number 1232, this in one of the earliest Canon cameras in fully original condition! Estimate: EUR 11,000 - EUR 13,000 |
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| May 2005 | EUR 7,000 | £4,788 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 7 (Lot AI_7_24970) Title: Canon Hansa
Description:
the first Canon in very good original condition, with rare 'black face' Nikkor 3.5/50mm no.50505, base-plate engraved: 2452, original case Estimate: EUR 10,000 - EUR 12,000 |
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| Nov 2004 | EUR 5,208 | £3,638 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 6 (Lot AI_6_24609) Title: Canon Hansa
Description:
the first Canon model, in original condition with a black face Nikkor 3.5/50mm, base plate engraved: 2636, lens cap, original Hansa ever-ready case Estimate: EUR 5,000 - EUR 6,000 |
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| Jun 2003 | £4,700 | £4,000 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: LEICA, NIKON AND 35MM CAMERAS (Lot 19) Title: Canon Hansa camera
Description:
Canon Hansa camera Estimate: £5,000 - £8,000 |
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