A Carl Zeiss Jena Werra 1 Camera£40
27 Aug 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 54 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Carl Zeiss Jena Werra 1
camera
The Carl Zeiss Jena Werra 1 has 2 recorded sales: £40 (27 Aug 2024, Flints Auctions) and £782 (6 Nov 2016, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Carl Zeiss Jena Werra I 'Optik Saalfeld'£782
6 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €900 · lot AI_29_33456hammer ↗
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£401 sale
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Optik Saalfeld£782
What it is
{"overview":"The Carl Zeiss Jena Werra 1 is a 35mm viewfinder camera produced in the former East Germany. On that limited evidence, the model sells for roughly that level at saleroom level today, though clean, fully working examples with the original lens cap and case can be worth more, and condition is the main driver of value.","buying_guide":"Inspect the shutter at all speeds, as the leaf shutter can become sluggish with age and old lubricants.
Generated summary, 15 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Other Werras
Werra (1954)
3 salesabout £36IndicativeWerra (1955)
2 salesSales onlyWerra 1A
2 salesSales onlyWerra 1B
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 1C
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 1E
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 2 (black)
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 2 (olive)
0 salesNo sales yet
3 salesabout £36IndicativeWerra (1955)
2 salesSales onlyWerra 1A
2 salesSales onlyWerra 1B
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 1C
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 1E
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 2 (black)
0 salesNo sales yetWerra 2 (olive)
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What affects the price of a Werra 1?
Completeness (lens cap, case), shutter accuracy, and clean optics are the main factors; incomplete or non-working examples sell for less.
Facts
- Maker
- Carl Zeiss Jena
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2016
- Latest sale
- 27 Aug 2024
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Carl Zeiss Jena Werra 1: 2 recorded sales, 2016–2024; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/carl-zeiss-jena/werra-1/