Kamera Werkstatten Praktiflex (1939-1946, black body, black leather)
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The Kamera Werkstatten Praktiflex (1939-1946, black body, black leather) sells for about £137 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2003–2006; indicative, one source, old).
median of only 3 sales, 2003–2006
Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
How much does one sale move this?
Every sale
What it is
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Generated summary, 22 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Praktiflexs
2 salesSales onlyPraktiflex (1939-1946, chrome body, blue leather)
1 saleSales onlyPraktiflex (1939-1946, chrome body, red leather)
1 saleSales onlyPraktiflex (1939-1946, gray body, black leather)
1 saleSales onlyPraktiflex (1947, IIb)
1 saleSales onlyPraktiflex (1939, v2)
0 salesNo sales yetPraktiflex (1939, v3)
0 salesNo sales yetPraktiflex (1939, v4)
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What affects the value of a black-leather Praktiflex?
Shutter health, mirror operation and the condition of the original black leather covering are the main value drivers; a camera that needs a service will sell for noticeably less than one that has already been overhauled.
Facts
- Maker
- Kamera Werkstatten
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 3
- First sale
- 23 May 2003
- Latest sale
- 20 May 2006
- Median
- £137
- Middle half
- £137–£260
- Evidence
- Indicative · one source, old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kamera Werkstatten Praktiflex (1939-1946, black body, black leather): about £137, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2003–2006 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kamerawerkstatten/praktiflex-1939-1946-black-body-black-leather/