Minolta Autocord
The Minolta Autocord (I) is a twin-lens reflex (TLR) camera shooting 6x6cm frames on 120 roll film, introduced by Minolta in the mid-1950s. It was positioned as a mid-priced alternative to German TLRs of the period, fitted with a Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 taking lens and distinguished by a focus lever located beneath the lens board rather than a side knob.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Autocord (I) have ranged from roughly £25 to £140, with a median around £100 across the sales on record. Today in 2026 the camera remains firmly in the affordable-TLR bracket at saleroom level, and condition is the dominant variable — cosmetically tired bodies with sticky shutters sell for well under £50, while clean, working examples are worth closer to the top of that range.
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
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| CdS-I | — | — | 0 | — |
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| CdS-III | — | — | 0 | — |
| L | — | — | 4 | £50 – £292 |
| LMX | — | — | 1 | £75 – £75 |
| M | — | — | 0 | — |
| RA | — | — | 4 | £50 – £80 |
| RG | — | — | 2 | £313 – £313 |
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: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | USD 285 | £213 | 🇺🇸 eBay | L | |
Title: Meter Works! [US Duty Paid] Minolta Autocord L TLR Camera 75mm f3.5 JAPAN #L394
Description:
Renowned for its outstanding Rokkor optics, smooth focusing lever, and exceptional build quality, it remains highly sought after by photographers and collectors alike. This unique feature may be of particular interest to Minolta collectors. Location: saga,tosu, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 418 | £313 | 🇺🇸 eBay | RG | |
Title: Rare! Near MINT+++ Optioer-MVL Minolta Autocord RG TLR 6x6 Film Camera JAPAN
Description:
Near MINT+++ considering its age. There is no balsam separation. There is no fungus. There is no fog. Above condition is based on my own opinion. Everything shown in the photos is included. Location: Osaka, OSAKA, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 418 | £313 | 🇺🇸 eBay | RG | |
Title: Rare! Near MINT+++ Optioer-MVL Minolta Autocord RG TLR 6x6 Film Camera JAPAN
Description:
Near MINT+++ considering its age. There is no balsam separation. There is no fungus. There is no fog. Above condition is based on my own opinion. Everything shown in the photos is included. Location: Osaka, OSAKA, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 450 | £337 | 🇺🇸 eBay | — | |
Title: w/ AUTOPOLE [Near MINT In Box] Minolta Autocord TLR Film Camera MXV From JAPAN
Description:
Tiny scuffs from normal use. By weight and shape of each product, I use 13 kind of cushioning materials and pursue safety and weight reduction. No problem in the view. No problem in the shooting. There are a few tiny dirts. Location: SETAGAYAKU, TOKYO, Japan |
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| Aug 2026 | USD 390 | £292 | 🇺🇸 eBay | L | |
Title: Reserved [US Duty Paid] Minolta Autocord 6x6 TLR 75mm f3.5 Case JAPAN ＃L247
Description:
The 6x6 format produces large negatives with exceptional image quality. A carrying case is also included for protection and convenient transport. PRICE INCLUDES 10% U.S. IMPORT DUTY. Serial Number 302947. Location: saga,tosu, Japan |
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| Jul 2026 | £74 | £74 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: MINOLTA AUTOCORD CAMERA
Description:
ALL LOOKS TO BE FUNCTIONING WELL BUT HAVEN'T ANY FILM TO TEST WITH. Location: Lewes, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £126 | £126 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Vintage Minolta Autocord TLR camera with Case
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Has a Citizen MVL shutter and Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 taking lens and is in a protective leather case with strap. Location: Emsworth, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £126 | £100 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 302)
Description:
A good, crank-wind Minolta Autocord TLR #416453 with 75mm f3.5 Rokkor lens in a Citizen-MVL shutter. Signs of light use, with shutter firing. Also a ... read more |
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| Jul 2026 | £58 | £58 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Vintage Minolta Autocord TLR Film Camera Working w/ Rokkor 75mm F/3.5 Lens
Description:
The lens may require a clean, potentially internal dust / haze. We do NOT test with film. Beatrice Rose. West Yorkshire. {{tab3title}}. {{tab2title}}. {{tab1title}}. Location: Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £266 | £266 | 🇬🇧 eBay | L | |
Title: Mint Condition Minolta Autocord L TLR Film Camera Seikosha MX With Manual-Tested
Description:
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Mint Condition Minolta Autocord L TLR Film Camera Seikosha MX With Manual-Tested at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Cleveland, OH, United States |
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| Feb 2026 | £175 | £140 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 248) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body VG, shutter works, iris works, viewfinder clear, with lens cap. |
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| Sep 2025 | £81 | £65 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 315) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body F, shutter works, optics F with light haze, with leather case. |
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| Jul 2025 | £50 | £50 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | RA | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 191) Title: A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera, serial no 351691, shutter working, self timer working, body G, light wear, with Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens, elements G |
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| May 2025 | £25 | £20 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 180) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, in F condition, focus lever broken & missing, shutter jammed, for spares or repairs, together with Minolta ERC, (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2025 | £69 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 103) Title: A Minolta Autocord TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 281210, body G, iris works, shutter fires but not behaving correctly, with Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, optics G, with caps, hood and |
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| Apr 2025 | £100 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 105) Title: A Minolta Autocord TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 209740, body G, iris works, shutter works, with Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, optics G, with caps. |
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| Apr 2025 | £94 | £75 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | LMX | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 104) Title: A Minolta Autocord LMX TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 169362, body G, iris works, shutter works, with Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, optics G, with caps. |
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| Jan 2025 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | RA | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 289) Title: A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera, serial no 352786, shutter working, self timer working, body G, slight paint wear to back edges, with 75mm f/3.5 |
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| Jan 2025 | £50 | £50 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | L | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 524) Title: A Minolta Autocord L TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord L TLR Camera, shutter working, light cell responsive, body G, some paint wear to edges, ding to front corner, with 75mm f/3.5 |
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| Jan 2025 | £80 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | RA | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 523) Title: A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera, shutter working, self timer working, body G, slight paint wear to back edges, with 75mm f/3.5 Rokkor lens, elements |
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| Dec 2024 | £112 | £90 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 92) Title: A Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
serial number 422429, with Minolta Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter working, lenses G, some internal haze, with caps and case. |
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| Dec 2024 | £50 | £40 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 93) Title: A Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
black, with Minolta Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter working, aperture blades out of alignment, lenses G, light internal haze, with caps and |
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| Dec 2024 | £88 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 53) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 155190, body G, lone corner of leatherette lifting, controls work, shutter works, with caps. |
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| Dec 2024 | £75 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 96) Title: A Chiyoko Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 261413, with Chiyoko Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter works but sticks at slow speeds, lenses F-G, light internal haze |
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| Dec 2024 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 91) Title: A Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
serial number 425521, with Minolta Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter working, lenses G, some internal haze, with case and caps. |
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| Dec 2024 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 89) Title: A Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
serial number 427820, with Minolta Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter working, lenses F-G, some internal haze, with accessory close up lenses |
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| Dec 2024 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 160) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 410001, body F-G, some paint wear and leatherette lifting, shutter working, with Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, optics G. some light dust |
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| Dec 2024 | £50 | £40 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 95) Title: A Chiyoko Minolta Autocord, TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 171767, with Chiyoko Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, body G, shutter jammed, lenses G, light internal haze with caps. |
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| Aug 2024 | £70 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: TWO DAY: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 274) Title: A Minolta Autocord TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord TLR Camera, shutter working, self timer working, body G, with Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens, elements F, fungus, front cap, in bottom |
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| Apr 2024 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 158) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1955-65, serial no.401447, with a Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, shutter working, body VG, lens F, moderate fungus, with maker's ever ready case |
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| Feb 2024 | £70 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | RA | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 298) Title: A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord RA TLR Camera, serial no 401824, shutter working, body G, some light wear to edges, with Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens, elements F-G, |
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| Jan 2024 | £30 | — | 🇬🇧 Cullens of Surrey | — | |
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Auction: Collectors Sale Including A Large One Owner Comic Collecti (Lot 27) Title: Minolta Autocord TLR Camera Serial 271298 - Rokor 1:3.5 75mm Lens - 1960's
Description:
Minolta Autocord TLR Camera Serial 271298 - Rokor 1:3.5 75mm Lens - 1960's |
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| Nov 2023 | £65 | £65 | 🇬🇧 David Duggleby | — | |
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Auction: Maritime, Scientific Instruments & Cameras (Lot 3013) Title: Minolta Autocord camera body serial no 360656, with 'Minolta Rokkor 1:3.5 f=75' lens seria...
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Minolta Autocord camera body serial no 360656, with 'Minolta Rokkor 1:3.5 f=75' lens seria... |
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| Jul 2023 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Mini Fine Cameras & Instruments of Science (Lot 145) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial no. 426707, body VG, shutter working, with Rokkor f/3.5 75mm lens, optics VG. some light dust present, viewing lens VG, in maker's ever- (Qty: 1) |
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| Mar 2022 | £85 | £85 | 🇬🇧 David Duggleby | — | |
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Auction: Decorative Antiques & Collectors Sale (Lot 143) Title: Minolta Autocord camera,serial no. 192659, 'View- Rokkor 1:32 f=75mm no.1986165' lens and ...
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Minolta Autocord camera,serial no. 192659, 'View- Rokkor 1:32 f=75mm no.1986165' lens and ... |
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| Feb 2022 | £130 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 450) Title: Minolta Autocord TLR camera with Rokkor 75mm lens, with original Cavendish House, Cheltenham receipt
Description:
Minolta Autocord TLR camera with Rokkor 75mm lens, with original Cavendish House, Cheltenham receipt |
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| Dec 2021 | £68 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 613) Title: A Minolta Autocord Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, body F, areas of corrosion and paint chipping throughout, shutter working but slow on slow speeds, optics F-G, cleaning marks to front and (Qty: 1) |
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| Jan 2019 | £25 | £25 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Photographica Auction Tuesday 22nd January 2019 at 10.00 (Lot 136) Title: A Minolta Autocord Roll Film TLR Camera
Description:
A Minolta Autocord Roll Film TLR Camera, serial no 402088, Rokkor 75mm f/3.5 lens, condition P, crank and shutter stuck Estimate: £30 - £50 |
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| Jun 2017 | £150 | £150 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Mechanical Music & Camera Auction Thursday 8th June 2017 at 10:00 (Lot 457) Title: Minolta Autocord Camera
Description:
Minolta Autocord Camera, non metered version with a 75mm F3.5 Rokkor Lens Estimate: £70 - £100 |
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| May 1999 | £126 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 283) Title: Minolta Autocord TLR
Description:
Minolta Autocord TLR Estimate: £25 - £200 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Minolta Autocord worth today?
Recent UK auction hammer results put the value of an Autocord (I) between about £25 and £140, with a median price near £100 depending heavily on cosmetic and mechanical condition.
How much does a Minolta Autocord sell for at UK auction?
Clean, fully working examples tend to sell for around £100–£140 at hammer, while rougher bodies with shutter or focus-lever faults change hands for £25–£50.
Why does condition matter so much for the Autocord's price?
The focus lever is a known failure point and the leaf shutter can slow with age, so buyers discount heavily for any sign of either fault, which is why the price range is so wide.