Kodak Retina Ib I b viewfinder camera lens Xenar 50 mm 1:2.8£39
● Ib+ lens
Kodak Retina I
camera
The Kodak Retina I typically sells for £39 (median of 21 recorded sales, 2005–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£39
median of 21 sales, 2005–2026
last 3 years: £37 (15 sales)
Fair
Middle half of sales: £30–£72
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1087 sales
Type 141£413 sales£39–£57Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 2005; no trend line.
Latest sales All 22 →
Kodak Rangefinder Retina I (Type 118) w/Xenar f/3.5 5cm - With Case£37
● Type 118+ lens
Kodak Retina i 1 Type 118 1934 Compur Shutter + Xenar f3.5 5cm 50mm Film tested£119
● Type 118+ lens
A Kodak Retina 1 Type 013 Camera£10
3 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 93 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
● Type 013+ lens
Kodak Retina I Retina i Anastigmat EKTAR 5cm 3.5, 50mm 3.5 Rangefinder Camera£45
○ version can’t tell+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 1 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
Type 141
3 sales£41IndicativeType 010
1945-48 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 013
1949-51 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 118
1935-36 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 119
1936-38 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyIa
1951-54 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyIb
1954-57 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyType 149
1939-40 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyType 126
1936-37 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 143
1938-39 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 148
1939-40 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 167
0 salesNo sales yet
3 sales£41IndicativeType 010
1945-48 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 013
1949-51 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 118
1935-36 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyType 119
1936-38 (McKeown’s) · 2 salesSales onlyIa
1951-54 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyIb
1954-57 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyType 149
1939-40 (McKeown’s) · 1 saleSales onlyType 126
1936-37 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 143
1938-39 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 148
1939-40 (McKeown’s) · 0 salesNo sales yetType 167
0 salesNo sales yet
Other Retinas
Retina IIc (020)
15 sales£70FairRetina IIIc (021 I)
11 sales£120FairRetina IIIc (021 II)
11 sales£102FairRetina IIIc (028)
11 sales£127FairRetina II
10 sales£70FairRetina Reflex
9 salesabout £70IndicativeRetina (prototype)
7 salesabout £72IndicativeRetina Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
15 sales£70FairRetina IIIc (021 I)
11 sales£120FairRetina IIIc (021 II)
11 sales£102FairRetina IIIc (028)
11 sales£127FairRetina II
10 sales£70FairRetina Reflex
9 salesabout £70IndicativeRetina (prototype)
7 salesabout £72IndicativeRetina Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
Questions
Is the Retina I (117) a collectible camera?
As the first model in the Retina series and an early 35mm folding camera, it has collector interest, though its market price depends heavily on originality and working condition.
Facts
- Maker
- Kodak
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 21
- First sale
- 21 May 2005
- Latest sale
- 27 Aug 2026
- Median
- £39
- Middle half
- £30–£72
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kodak Retina I: typical sale price £39, the median of 21 recorded sales, 2005–2026, middle half £30–£72 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/retina-i/