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Konishiroku Semi Pearl

The Konishiroku Semi Pearl is a Japanese folding rollfilm camera producing half-frame 6x4.5 exposures on 120 film. It was made by Konishiroku, the predecessor of Konica, and falls within the family of Pearl-series folders the company produced from the prewar era through the 1950s.

Auction data for the Semi Pearl is thin: a single UK saleroom hammer result of £125 is on record, so today's market value should be treated as indicative rather than a reliable median. Hammer prices at auction tend to be condition-sensitive, with clean bellows, working shutters and unscratched lenses determining whether a folder of this type sells for closer to the lower or upper end of comparable Japanese-folder results.

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
Nov 2004 EUR 125 Leitz Auction