Minox B£71
20 Oct 2026 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 164premium removed ↗
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Minox B
miniature · c1958–71 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
The Minox B typically sells for £85 (median of 58 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence).
See all 64 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
£85
median of 58 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £40 (11 sales)
Solid
Middle half of sales: £50–£130
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£7020 sales
chrome£7527 sales£50–£115black£1719 sales£150–£2001 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
gold£6,132, £7,133
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 64 →
A Minox B Subminiature Camera£20
2 Jun 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 357 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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A Minox B Subminiature Camera£50
2 Jun 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 358 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
A Minox B Subminiature Camera£130
6 Jan 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 313 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Minox B Sub Miniature Camera with Developing Kit.£120
21 Oct 2025 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 200 · Photographicapremium removed
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What the book says
Book guide — not a sale$1,800–2,500
McKeown’s 1997–98: $1,800–2,500 (USD, mint) — a guide price, not a sale
What it is
Built-in meter.
— McKeown’s Price Guide, 1997–98, p. 275
The Minox B is a subminiature camera that uses 8×11mm film, introduced by Minox in the late 1950s. It was positioned as a pocketable precision camera and added a built-in selenium light meter to the earlier Minox format, aimed at photographers who wanted a genuinely concealable film camera.
The most common fault is a dead or inaccurate selenium meter, as the cell degrades with prolonged light exposure and cannot easily be replaced; always check the needle responds smoothly across the range. Inspect the pull-push action for smoothness, the shutter speeds by ear, and the lens for haze or fungus behind the small front element. Film, developing tanks and service are still available from specialist Minox repairers, but spares come largely from donor bodies, so originality of the chain, case and measuring chain matters to value.
Generated summary, 19 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
Questions
Is the Minox B still usable?
Yes — 8×11mm film and processing are still offered by specialists, so a mechanically sound Minox B can be used, though the uncoupled meter means exposures are set manually from the meter reading.
Facts
- Maker
- Minox
- Type
- miniature
- Years made
- c1958–71 (McKeown’s 1997–98)
- Sales in the typical price
- 58
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2026
- Median
- £85
- Middle half
- £50–£130
- Evidence
- Solid
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Minox B: typical sale price £85, the median of 58 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £50–£130 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/minox/b/