Contax RTS 35mm SLR Film Camera Body C/Y Mount Vintage Body Cap Strap£40
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Contax RTS
35mm slr
The Contax RTS typically sells for £130 (median of 39 recorded sales, 1999–2026; solid evidence, wide spread, version mix).
Typical sale price
£130
median of 39 sales, 1999–2026
last 3 years: £60 (19 sales)
Solidwide spreadversion mix
Middle half of sales: £63–£667
20 of the records are from 1999–2021, when a RTS sold for about £667; since 2025 the typical price is about £60 (19 sales).
£283at auction (35 sales)
£90on eBay (4 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1999; no trend line. 1999–2021: £667 (20) · 2025–2026: £60 (19)
Latest sales All 43 →
[READ] [Near MINT] Contax RTS 35mm SLR Film Camera Body w/Winder W-3 JAPAN£133
Contax RTS 35mm SLR Film Camera Body, Battery Fitted, New Light Seals, Working£80
A Contax RTS 35mm SLR Camera & Motor Drive£30
3 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 62 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
A Demonstration Model Contax RTS 35mm SLR Camera£130
3 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 101 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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What it is
{"overview":"The Contax RTS is a 35mm film SLR introduced in 1975 as the first body in the Contax\/Yashica bayonet system, developed in collaboration with Carl Zeiss.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
Questions
Is the Contax RTS a good buy?
It gives access to Zeiss T* lenses at a low body price, but because the camera is electronically dependent and unserviceable through the factory, buyers should prioritise a tested, fully functional example.
Facts
- Maker
- Contax
- Type
- 35mm slr
- Sales in the typical price
- 39
- First sale
- 17 Jun 1999
- Latest sale
- 18 Aug 2026
- Median
- £130
- Middle half
- £63–£667
- Evidence
- Solid · wide spread, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Contax RTS: typical sale price £130, the median of 39 recorded sales, 1999–2026, middle half £63–£667 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/contax/rts/