Contax RTS II
The Contax RTS II is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera introduced in the early 1980s as the successor within Contax's RTS line. It was positioned as a professional-grade body built in collaboration between Yashica and Zeiss, carrying Carl Zeiss optics via a bayonet mount.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the RTS II have spanned roughly £160–£350, with the two recorded sales sitting either side of the £250 mark. At saleroom level these are wholesale figures, and today's values remain sensitive to cosmetic condition and whether the electronics still fire cleanly, so a tested working body tends to sell for more than a cosmetically tidy but untested one.
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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| Nov 2023 | £350 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 177) Title: A Contax RTS II Quartz 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no.310030, with a Carl Zeiss Planar T* f/1.4 50mm lens, shutter working, LEDs light up in viewfinder, body G-VG, lens VG, with Contax |
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| Mar 2023 | £162 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 115) Title: A Contax RTS II SLR 35mm Camera
Description:
with Yashica ML f/2.8 35mm lens, body, VG, shutter not tested, lens, VG, some light haze to perieter of innter elements |
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