Vintage 1938 Kodak Bantam f.8 Camera, Bakelite Body, PLUS Original Box, GOOD£4
Kodak Bantam
camera
The Kodak Bantam typically sells for £20 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2022–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£20
median of 12 sales, 2022–2026
last 3 years: £20 (11 sales)
Fair
Middle half of sales: £9–£27
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£84 sales
f4.5£244 sales£21–£29Flash£203 sales£17–£261 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
f8£4
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 2022; no trend line.
Latest sales All 13 →
Kodak Flash Bantam Camera Anastar 48mm f/4.5 -TESTED£20
● Flash+ lens
Kodak Bantam f/4.5 Folding Art Deco 828 Compact Black Film Camera *Untested*£21
● f4.5+ lens
Kodak Bantam Colorsnap - 1955 828 Film Camera - Case / Working£10
○ version can’t tell
Folding KODAK BANTAM 47mm f/4.5 Anastigmat Special - Takes 828 film£20
● f4.5+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Kodak Bantam is a compact roll-film camera for the 828 format, introduced in the 1930s.
Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
f4.5
1938-48 (McKeown’s) · 4 sales£24IndicativeFlash
1947-53 (McKeown’s) · 3 sales£20Indicativef8
1938-42 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyf12.5
0 salesNo sales yetf5.6
0 salesNo sales yetf6.3
1938-47 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yet
1938-48 (McKeown’s) · 4 sales£24IndicativeFlash
1947-53 (McKeown’s) · 3 sales£20Indicativef8
1938-42 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyf12.5
0 salesNo sales yetf5.6
0 salesNo sales yetf6.3
1938-47 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the Kodak Bantam still usable?
It uses 828 roll film, which is no longer manufactured, so using one today requires re-spooling 35mm film or sourcing rare old stock.
Facts
- Maker
- Kodak
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 12
- First sale
- 29 Jun 2022
- Latest sale
- 22 Sep 2026
- Median
- £20
- Middle half
- £9–£27
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kodak Bantam: typical sale price £20, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2022–2026, middle half £9–£27 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/bantam/