Canon IIB
1949, three-mode optical viewfinder
Sales History
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Prices updated: July 2026
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| Jul 2026 | USD 140 | £105 | 🇺🇸 eBay | |
Title: Canon IIB 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera Body
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Camera is in great shape. Shutter fires at all speeds and seem to be on time. Rangefinder looks to be accurate as well. Location: Syracuse, New York, United States |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 31 | £23 | 🇺🇸 eBay | |
Title: DDP US Canon IIb 2b Leica Screw Mount camera #33984 HTT 182-81-6 260520
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This is an item from Japan. 差額は返金いたします。. Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 110 | £82 | 🇺🇸 eBay | |
Title: Canon IIb Rangefinder Camera Leica LTM Mount Works But With Sticky Slow Speeds
Description:
Shutter speeds under a 30th are slow and I cannot get the dial for the slow speeds to move past 1/4 of second. Bulb is also sticky. Otherwise rangefinder does work. The patch is easy to see however it is hard to look through this viewfinder which is just its design. Location: Saint Louis, Missouri, United States |
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| Nov 2025 | £212 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 115) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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1949-52, chrome, serial no. 32878, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 23241, body, VG, shutter working, lens, VG, some light |
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| Dec 2024 | £100 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 15) Title: A Canon IIB 35mm Rangefinder Camera Body
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silver, serial number 30268, body G, shutter working, light marks to bottom plate, small ding to top near the serial number, mark to rear leatherette, |
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| Oct 2023 | £120 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 153) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, made in occupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, serial no 42201, superstructure retaining screw centered below |
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| Oct 2023 | £150 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 157) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, made in ocupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, serial no 25548, red diamond emblem to base, superstructure |
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| Oct 2023 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 155) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, made in ocupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, serial no 25548, red diamond emblem to base, superstructure |
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| Oct 2023 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 154) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, made in ocupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, seial no 25496, red diamond emblem to base, superstructure retaining |
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| Oct 2023 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 156) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, made in ocupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, serial no 25629, superstructure retaining screw off centre below |
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| Oct 2023 | £30 | £30 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 158) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera Body
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera Body, made in ocupied Japan, Canon Camera Company LTD, serial no 34963, superstructure retaining screw off centre |
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| Jan 2023 | £112 | £90 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 268) Title: A Canon IIB 35mm Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 36367, with a Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, shutter working, body F, discolouration to front leatherette, lens F, fungus spots, |
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| Dec 2021 | £99 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 423) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 53141, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, body, G-VG, shutter working, shutter button sticking slightly, lens, G, some internal |
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| Dec 2021 | £124 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 434) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
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with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, body, F-G, shutter working, lens, G, some internal haze |
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| Dec 2021 | £149 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 439) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
with Canon Serenar f/1.8 50mm lens, body, G, shutter working, lens, F, fungus and internal haze |
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| Jan 2021 | £99 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 192) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 28075, with Canon Serenar f/3.5 50mm lens, body, F, shutter sticking, lens, F, some internal haze and cleaning marks, dent to ring, |
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| Oct 2019 | £228 | £190 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 252) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
1949-52, chrome, serial no. 32884, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 31958, body, VG-E, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some |
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| Aug 2016 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: Express Camera, Music & Entertainment Auction Thursday 18th August 2016 at 10:00 (Lot 51) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no. 26369, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens Estimate: £60 - £80 |
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| Aug 2016 | £140 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: Express Camera, Music & Entertainment Auction Thursday 18th August 2016 at 10:00 (Lot 52) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no. 26369, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens Estimate: £60 - £80 |
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| Jul 2015 | £60 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Day 1, Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 10:00 ( Lots 1-643) Day 2, Thursday 2nd July 2015 at 10:00 ( LOts 644-987) (Lot 962) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no. 26369, with Canon Serenar f/1.9 50mm lens, chrome, serial no. 20764, body, F, shutter working, slow speeds temperamental, flash sync modification to rear, lens, G, some internal haze, scratches to barrel shaft, in maker's case Estimate: £80 - £120 |
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| Apr 2014 | £100 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment on Wednesday 30th April 2014 at 11:00 (Lot 220) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Body
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Body, chrome, serial no. 35774, G, shutter working, film advance knob stiff, marked 'Made in Occupied Japan' to base Estimate: £100 - £150 |
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| Jul 2013 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: THREE DAY AUCTION OF GRAMOPHONE RECORDS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHICA Tuesday 30th July at 12noon - Celebrity Vocal Records from the Collection of the Late Sir Paul Getty (Lots 1 - 520) Wednesday 31st July at 10am - Music and Entertainm (Lot 1690) Title: A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Canon IIB Rangefinder Camera, chrome, serial no. 38353, with Canon f/1.9 50mm lens, body, F, with sync socket, shutter working, marks to curtain, lens, G Estimate: £80 - £120 |
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| May 2010 | EUR 240 | £206 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 17 (Lot AI_17_11342) Title: Canon IIB
Description:
with Serenar 1.9/50mm no.35471 (shutter sticky), base plate engraved 'MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN', everready case marked 'MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN' Estimate: EUR 350 - EUR 450 |
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| May 2009 | EUR 320 | £283 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 15 (Lot AI_15_19007) Title: Canon Canon IIB
Description:
early IIB in good working order with matching Serenar 1.9/50 no.38886, base plate engraved: MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 400 |
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| May 2003 | £211 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS AND OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 189) Title: Canon IIb no. 59714
Description:
Canon IIb no. 59714 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Nov 2002 | EUR 4,275 | £2,724 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 1 (Lot AI_1_21340) Title: CANON IIB + Spiegelkasten
Description:
IIB body with Mirror Box 1, Serenar 1.9/50mm |
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| Jun 1999 | £149 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: Leica Cameras (Lot 81) Title: Canon IIB no. 313541
Description:
Canon IIB no. 313541 Estimate: £25 - £200 |
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| Feb 1999 | £207 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 166) Title: Canon IIB no. 30475
Description:
Canon IIB no. 30475 Estimate: £180 - £250 |
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| Feb 1999 | £230 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 165) Title: Canon IIB no. 26059
Description:
Canon IIB no. 26059 Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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| Jan 1999 | £253 | £220 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras, The Property of a Collector (Lot 155) Title: Canon IIB no. 38264
Description:
Canon IIB no. 38264 Estimate: £180 - £250 |
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| Oct 1998 | £218 | £190 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 162) Title: Canon IIB no. 35363
Description:
Canon IIB no. 35363 Estimate: £25 - £200 |
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