A Krasnogorsk F-21 Spy Camera£120
29 Jun 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 536 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version not yet checked
Jupiter F-21 (KGB-camera)
camera
The Jupiter F-21 (KGB-camera) has 2 recorded sales: £120 (29 Jun 2022, Flints Auctions) and £477 (26 May 2007, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
KGB Spy camera£477
26 May 2007 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €700 · lot AI_11_16008hammer ↗
○ version can’t tell◆ ? title doesn’t name the F-21+ lens
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£2992 sales
What it is
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Generated summary, 28 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
belt-buckle concealment
0 salesNo sales yetcomplete accessory outfit
0 salesNo sales yetconcealed in Zenit ever-ready case
0 salesNo sales yetshoulder-bag concealment
0 salesNo sales yet
0 salesNo sales yetcomplete accessory outfit
0 salesNo sales yetconcealed in Zenit ever-ready case
0 salesNo sales yetshoulder-bag concealment
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Why is the Jupiter F-21 called the KGB camera?
It was produced in the Soviet Union for use by state security operatives and is widely associated with KGB field use, which is reflected in collector demand.
Facts
- Maker
- Jupiter
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 26 May 2007
- Latest sale
- 29 Jun 2022
- Evidence
- Sales only · old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Jupiter F-21 (KGB-camera): 2 recorded sales, 2007–2022; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/j/jupiter/f-21-kgb-camera/