Kodak Retina I Type 126 camera with Kodak-Anastigmat Ektar 5cm f3.5 lens£30
+ lens
Kodak Retina (prototype)
camera
The Kodak Retina (prototype) sells for about £72 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 2016–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£72
median of only 7 sales, 2016–2026
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£58
Without the lowest sale£77
Without the flagged sales£72
Every sale
Kodak Retina Reflex 35mm SLR Analog with Xenon f:2.0/50mm Red C Body£82
+ lens
Kodak Retina Reflex III SLR 35mm SLR (Schneider Kreuznach Xenar 50mm 1:2.8)£72
+ lens
Kodak Retina III S Film Camera w/ Schneider - Kreuznach Xenon 50mm F1.9 Untested£44
+ lens
Kodak Retina Automatic III with Schneider Kreuznach 2.8/45 mm Retina-Xenar SHP 31£81
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kodak Retina 1b£14
◆ ▼ far below the rest
Kodak/Nagel Retina Prototype£12,165
6 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €14,000 · lot AI_29_33420hammer ↗
◆ ▲ far above the rest+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Kodak Retina (prototype) refers to a pre-production example of Kodak's Retina line, a series of German-built 35mm cameras introduced in the 1930s.
Generated summary, 16 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Retinas
Retina I
21 sales£39FairRetina 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 Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
21 sales£39FairRetina 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 Automatic
5 salesabout £35Indicative
Questions
Why is the price so much higher than a standard Retina?
Prototypes are pre-production cameras made in tiny numbers for internal testing, so their collector value is driven by rarity and historical significance rather than the specifications of the production model.
Facts
- Maker
- Kodak
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 7
- First sale
- 6 Nov 2016
- Latest sale
- 11 Aug 2026
- Median
- £72
- Middle half
- £37–£82
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Kodak Retina (prototype): about £72, the median of 7 recorded sales, 2016–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kodak/retina-prototype/