A Minox A Sub Miniature Camera£60
7 Jan 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 389 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version can’t tell
Minox A
miniature · c1948 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Minox A typically sells for £782 (median of 30 recorded sales, 1998–2025; solid evidence, wide spread, version mix).
See all 33 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
£782
median of 30 sales, 1998–2025
Solidwide spreadversion mix
Middle half of sales: £96–£1,946
9 of the records are from 1998–2003, when an A sold for about £140; since 2004 the typical price is about £1,777 (21 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£10217 sales
gold£1,97913 sales£1,819–£2,385Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line. 1998–2003: £140 (9) · 2004–2025: £1,777 (21)
Latest sales All 33 →
A Minox B Sub-Miniature Camera£60
27 Sep 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 132 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A Minox A Sub-Miniature Camera£75
22 Aug 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 375 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A Minox A Subminiature Film Camera£60
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 348 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Minox A Gold£1,874
13 Jun 2015 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €2,600 · lot AI_27_30794hammer ↗
● goldboxed
What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$3,800–5,800
McKeown’s 1997–98: $3,800–5,800 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Wetzlar. Complan f3.5 lens. (U.S.A. versions of Minox A were called II, Ill, and Ills).
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 275
The Minox A is a subminiature camera from Minox, the German maker known for pioneering the 8×11mm film format. It was positioned as a pocket-sized precision instrument, used widely for discreet and travel photography after its postwar introduction.
Inspect the shutter for accurate slow speeds, check the viewfinder for haze, and confirm the film advance and frame counter operate smoothly. The tiny 8×11mm film cassettes and matching accessories are frequently missing, so verify what is included; specialist service for these subminiatures is limited, which affects the value of non-working examples.
Generated summary, 22 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
gold
13 sales£1,979Fair
13 sales£1,979Fair
Cut-Away
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales only
display piece — priced on its own · 2 salesSales only
Questions
What affects the price of a Minox A?
Cosmetic condition, shutter accuracy and the presence of original accessories such as the case, measuring chain and film cassettes are the main factors driving value.
Facts
- Maker
- Minox
- Type
- miniature
- Years made
- c1948 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 30
- First sale
- 29 Jan 1998
- Latest sale
- 7 Jan 2025
- Median
- £782
- Middle half
- £96–£1,946
- Evidence
- Solid · wide spread, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Minox A: typical sale price £782, the median of 30 recorded sales, 1998–2025, middle half £96–£1,946 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/minox/a/