Kamera Werkstatten Praktiflex (1939-1946, chrome body, red leather)
The Praktiflex is an early 35mm single-lens reflex camera produced by Kamera Werkstätten in Dresden. The chrome-body, red-leather variant was made between 1939 and 1946, placing it among the pre- and wartime SLRs that preceded the better-known Praktica line.
UK auction evidence for this variant is thin: a single hammer result from October 2025 records a price of £88 at saleroom level, a wholesale figure that excludes buyer's and seller's commission. On that limited basis, today's value for a Praktiflex of this period sits in the low double-digit to lower three-figure range, with what it sells for being highly dependent on cosmetic condition of the red leather covering and shutter function.
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 | |
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| Oct 2025 | £88 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 69) Title: A KameraWerkstatten Praktiflex Camera
Description:
1939-40, chrome/red, serial no. 30825, with Victar Anastigmat f/2.9 50mm lens, body, P-F, shutter requires attention, lens, F-G, internal haze |
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