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Ihagee Exakta VX IIa (Exakta Varex IIa)

The Ihagee Exakta VX IIa, sold as the Exakta Varex IIa outside the United States, is a 35mm single-lens reflex camera produced in Dresden in the late 1950s and 1960s. It uses the Exakta bayonet mount and features interchangeable viewfinders, with the waist-level finder and pentaprism being the commonly encountered options. When new, it was positioned as a system SLR aimed at enthusiasts and professionals.

At UK auction in 2026, the Exakta VX IIa is a condition- and completeness-sensitive body: hammer prices for plain, scruffy examples have ranged from around £25 to £170, with a median near £56 at saleroom level (wholesale, before commissions). Outfits sold at specialist sales have performed very differently — prestige results of £400, £1,000 and £1,500 have all been recorded, driven by desirable lenses, boxed kits or exceptional cosmetic condition. Today, a clean user body with a pentaprism typically sells for roughly £40–£170, so what the camera is worth depends heavily on whether it is a bare body or a complete kit.

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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.

Date Price Source
Apr 2026 £69 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £75 Flints Auctions
Feb 2026 £69 Flints Auctions
Oct 2025 £170 Tennants Auctioneers
Jun 2025 £188 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £25 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £56 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £25 Special Auction Services
Jun 2024 £25 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £125 Flints Auctions
Jan 2024 £56 Flints Auctions
Dec 2023 £40 Special Auction Services
Jun 2023 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 400 Leitz Auction
Jun 2023 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Jul 2018 £35 Harper Field Auctions
Nov 2011 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
May 2004 EUR 250 Leitz Auction
May 2000 £94 Christie's
Nov 1998 £115 Christie's

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