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Canon Serenar 100mm f/4

The Canon Serenar 100mm f/4 is a short telephoto rangefinder lens in Leica 39mm screw mount (L39/LTM), dating from Canon's early post-war rangefinder era before the company standardised on the 'Canon Lens' branding. It was designed as a compact portrait and medium-distance optic for Canon and Leica thread-mount rangefinder bodies.

At recent UK auction, clean examples typically sell for between £25 and £70 at hammer, with a median around £45 — these are saleroom results (wholesale, before commission) rather than dealer asking prices. Through 2024 and into today the Serenar 100mm f/4 remains one of the more affordable Canon rangefinder lenses, and its value has held steady in that band; a boxed or exceptional-condition example achieved £500 in a specialist Leitz sale back in 2016, showing what the very best copies are worth when presentation matches condition.

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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 £62 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £45 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £45 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £50 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £30 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £30 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £35 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £40 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £25 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £40 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £50 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £40 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £50 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £50 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £50 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £70 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £70 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £70 Special Auction Services
Nov 2016 EUR 500 Leitz Auction

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