Ferrania Astor£68
21 May 2005 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €100 · lot AI_7_24769hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Ferrania Astor
camera
The Ferrania Astor has 1 recorded sale: £68 (21 May 2005, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyoldversion mix
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£681 sale
What it is
The Ferrania Astor is a mid-20th-century camera made by the Italian manufacturer Ferrania, a firm better known for its photographic film. It was sold as an entry-level snapshot camera rather than an enthusiast model.
As with most older Italian snapshot cameras, inspect the shutter for sticking or sluggish slow speeds, check the lens for haze, fungus and separation, and verify the film transport runs smoothly. Body coverings on cameras of this era often lift or shrink, and replacement parts are not generally available, so condition of the original components matters most.
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
75mm f/4.5
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Questions
Is the Ferrania Astor a collectible camera?
It has some interest as an Italian-made camera from a brand more associated with film, but the scarcity of auction records suggests limited active collector demand.
Facts
- Maker
- Ferrania
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 21 May 2005
- Latest sale
- 21 May 2005
- Evidence
- Sales only · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Ferrania Astor: 1 recorded sale, May 2005; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 15 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/f/ferrania/astor/