Kodak Retina IIIC (BIG C?)with Schneider 50mm f.2 lens Made in Germany£57
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Kodak Retina IIIc (028)
camera
The Kodak Retina IIIc (028) typically sells for £127 (median of 11 recorded sales, 1998–2026; fair evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£127
median of 11 sales, 1998–2026
Fairversion mix
Middle half of sales: £80–£202
£157at auction (8 sales)
£57on eBay (3 sales)
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£12711 sales
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 16 →
Kodak Retina IIIC Rangefinder Camera Xenon 50mm f2 - Tested Works£95
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Kodak Retina IIIc Folding Rangefinder Film Camera Schneider-Kreuznach PARTS£41
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Kodak Retina IIIc Small C 35mm Film Rangefinder Camera for PARTS OR REPAIR V23£45
○ version not yet checkedlot or parts · not in the price
A Kodak Retina IIIc 35mm Rangefinder Camera£65
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 167 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
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What it is
{"overview":"The Kodak Retina IIIc (type 028) is a 35mm folding rangefinder camera made by Kodak AG in Stuttgart, Germany, introduced in the mid-1950s.
Generated summary, 20 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
Other Retinas
Retina I
21 sales£39FairRetina IIc (020)
15 sales£70FairRetina IIIc (021 I)
11 sales£120FairRetina IIIc (021 II)
11 sales£102FairRetina II
10 sales£70FairRetina Reflex
9 salesabout £70IndicativeRetina (prototype)
7 salesabout £72IndicativeRetina Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
21 sales£39FairRetina IIc (020)
15 sales£70FairRetina IIIc (021 I)
11 sales£120FairRetina IIIc (021 II)
11 sales£102FairRetina II
10 sales£70FairRetina Reflex
9 salesabout £70IndicativeRetina (prototype)
7 salesabout £72IndicativeRetina Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
Questions
What affects the price of a Retina IIIc?
Bellows condition, shutter accuracy, a functioning selenium meter, and clear optics are the main value drivers; a tired meter or pinholed bellows pulls the price toward the bottom of the range.
Is the Retina IIIc (028) the same as the Retina IIIC?
No — the lowercase-c 028 has a smaller viewfinder without the bright-line frames found on the later uppercase-C (type 029), and the two models sell at different price points.
Facts
- Maker
- Kodak
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 11
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 27 Jul 2026
- Median
- £127
- Middle half
- £80–£202
- Evidence
- Fair · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kodak Retina IIIc (028): typical sale price £127, the median of 11 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £80–£202 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/retina-iiic-028/