Jupiter F-21 Button Camera

camera

The Jupiter F-21 Button Camera sells for about £270 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2020–2025; indicative, one source).

Typical sale price
about£270

median of only 3 sales, 2020–2025

Indicativeone source
£140£270£290

Few sales, all from Flints Auctions. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£205
Without the lowest sale£280

Every sale

A KGB F-21 Button Subminiature Spy Camera£270
16 Apr 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 252 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
A Krasnogorski F-21 Buttonhole Camera£140
12 Oct 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 404 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
+ lens
A Krasnogorski F-21 Buttonhole Camera£290
21 May 2020 · Flints Auctions · lot 172 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens

What it is

{"overview":"The Jupiter F-21 is a Soviet-era subminiature camera designed for covert photography, often referred to as a \"button camera\" because it was built to be concealed inside a coat with the lens disguised behind a false button. Completeness drives value: outfits that include the button-front trigger cable, spare cassettes and original case tend to sell for more than a bare body, while rough or seized examples fetch less.","buying_guide":"Inspect the clockwork wind and shutter for smooth operation, as dried lubricants commonly cause the spring motor to stall or run erratically, and check the lens and viewing aperture for haze or fungus.

Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

What affects the value of a Jupiter F-21?

Presence of the original button-disguise front, trigger cable, cassettes and case is the main price driver, followed by the condition of the clockwork mechanism and optics.

Facts

Maker
Jupiter
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
3
First sale
21 May 2020
Latest sale
16 Apr 2025
Median
£270
Middle half
£205–£280
Evidence
Indicative · one source
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Jupiter F-21 Button Camera: about £270, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2020–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/j/jupiter/f-21-button-camera/

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