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Canon VI-L Chrome

The Canon VI-L is a 39mm screw-mount rangefinder camera produced by Canon in the late 1950s. The L designation refers to the lever-wind variant of the VI series, positioned as a professional 35mm rangefinder during Canon's final screw-mount generation before the move to the Canon 7.

At UK auction in recent years, hammer prices for the Canon VI-L Chrome have ranged from around £69 to £160, with a median near £100 — wholesale saleroom levels that exclude buyer's and seller's commission. As of today in 2026 the model sells for modest money relative to its professional origins, and what a VI-L is worth on any given day is heavily tied to cosmetic condition and whether the rangefinder remains accurate. Prices in this bracket reflect body-only lots; clean working examples sit at the upper end of the range.

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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
Oct 2023 £160 Special Auction Services
Oct 2023 £100 Special Auction Services
Feb 2022 £69 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 £434 Flints Auctions
Jan 1998 £368 Christie's

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