Lechner Flugzeugkamera (Aerial camera)
The Lechner Flugzeugkamera is an aerial camera, a specialist instrument designed for photography from aircraft rather than general hand-held use. As a maker-specific aerial camera, it sits in the niche collector category of early aviation and technical photographic equipment.
Auction records for the Lechner Flugzeugkamera are thin, with only two hammer results on file at UK saleroom level: £1,200 in 2009 and £1,500 in 2004, giving a wholesale range of roughly £1,200–£1,500 before buyer's premium. With so few data points, today's value for this model is best treated as indicative rather than settled, and condition, completeness and provenance will materially shift what any given example sells for.
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: May 2009
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| May 2009 | EUR 1,200 | £1,061 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 15 (Lot AI_15_18459) Title: Lechner's Flugzeugkamera (Aerial camera)
Description:
12x18cm, painted wood body (paint not original), focal-plane shutter from 2-50/sec, pistol grip with trigger shutter and large metal frame finder, metal-plate engraved: LECHNERS FLUGZEUG-KAMERA, lens is missing, in maker's case with three film plate magazines, unknown and very early aerial camera produced by Lechner, Vienna Estimate: EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,200 |
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| May 2004 | EUR 1,500 | £1,007 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 5 (Lot AI_5_23180) Title: Lechner's Flugzeugkamera (Aerial camera)
Description:
12x18cm, painted wood body (paint not original), focal-plane shutter from 2-50/sec, pistol grip with trigger shutter and large metal frame finder, metal-plate engraved: LECHNERS FLUGZEUG-KAMERA, lens is missing, in maker's case with three film plate magazines, unknown and very early aerial camera produced by Lechner, Vienna Estimate: EUR 1,915 - EUR 8,408 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Lechner Flugzeugkamera worth today?
Based on the two recorded UK auction hammer results, examples have sold in the £1,200–£1,500 range, though with so few sales the true market value is uncertain.
How much does a Lechner Flugzeugkamera sell for at auction?
Recorded hammer prices are £1,200 (2009) and £1,500 (2004), so recent wholesale auction results sit around that level, before buyer's premium.
Why is pricing data for this camera so limited?
The Lechner Flugzeugkamera is a specialist aerial camera that rarely appears at public auction, which is why only a small number of sales inform its price history.