Canon Serenar 35mm f/3.5
The Canon Serenar 35mm f/3.5 is a compact wide-angle rangefinder lens in Leica screw (L39) mount, produced in the late 1940s and early 1950s before Canon adopted its own rangefinder bayonet. It was designed as an affordable wide-angle companion to Canon's early Leica-copy rangefinder bodies and also fits Leica III-series cameras.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Serenar 35mm f/3.5 have ranged from £90 to £260, with a median around £175 based on the sales on file. As of today in 2026 a clean, haze-free copy with clear glass typically sells for somewhere in the middle of that band at saleroom level, while tired examples with cleaning marks or fungus fetch toward the lower end; the £260 result achieved at a Leitz sale in 2008 shows how much a cased, collector-grade example can be worth when presentation is strong.
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.
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| Oct 2023 | £90 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 177) Title: A Canon 35mm f/3.5 Wide Angle Serenar Lens
Description:
A Canon 35mm f/3.5 Wide Angle Serenar Lens, chrome, made in occupied Japan on rear lens cap,serial no 60780, barrel G, elements F, fungus, with front |
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| Oct 2023 | £230 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 178) Title: A Canon 35mm f/3.5 Wide Angle Serenar Lens
Description:
A Canon 35mm f/3.5 Wide Angle Serenar Lens, chrome, made in occupied Japan on rear lens cap,serial no 62448, barrel G-VG, elements F, fungus with |
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| Apr 2019 | £120 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 220) Title: A Canon Serenar f/3.5 35mm Lens
Description:
chrome, serial no. 62773, body, VG, elements, VG, internal haze, in maker's case |
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| Nov 2008 | EUR 260 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 14 (Lot AI_14_17971) Title: Canon Serenar 3.5/35mm
Description:
chrome rangefinder coupled lens, both caps (rear cap engraved: MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN), 35mm finder, keeper (marked: MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN) Estimate: EUR 300 - EUR 400 |
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