Corfield (K.G.) Periflex (original)
The Corfield Periflex (original) is a 35mm film camera from the British maker K.G. Corfield, introduced in the 1950s. It was distinctive for using a periscope-style focusing device that was lowered through the top of the body to view the image on the film plane, rather than a conventional reflex mirror or rangefinder.
Sales data for the original Periflex is thin, but a 2024 UK auction hammer result of £125 gives a reference point for what a working example sells for at saleroom level today. With only a single recorded result, the wider value range is hard to pin down and condition will heavily influence what any given camera is worth.
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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| Jun 2024 | £125 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 206) Title: A Corfield Original Periflex 35mm Camera
Description:
c1954, brown, black top and bottom plates, early model with name engraved on top plate only, with a Corfield Lumar f/3.5 50mm lens, shutter not |
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| May 2006 | EUR 1,430 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 9 (Lot AI_9_26670) Title: Corfield Periflex Original
Description:
black-enamelled and pigskin-covered body, alloy-fittings, Corfield Lumar 3.5/50mm no.3515, hood, two original cassettes in maker's boxes, instructions, maker's box, very rare original Periflex (only 200 cameras were produced with pigskin body), in this condition extremely rare Estimate: EUR 1,700 - EUR 2,000 |
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