A Nicca Co. Nicca IIIA Rangefinder Camera£230
18 Nov 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 125 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
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Nicca IIIA
camera
The Nicca IIIA sells for about £280 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 1999–2021; indicative, old).
See all 7 recorded sales: the date, saleroom or eBay listing, version and price of each →
Typical sale price
about£280
median of only 7 sales, 1999–2021
Indicativeold
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£255
Without the lowest sale£290
Every sale
Nicca IIIa£300
24 Nov 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €340 · lot AI_33_36776hammer ↗
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Nicca IIIA£396
13 Jun 2015 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €550 · lot AI_27_31508hammer ↗
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A Nicca IIIa Rangefinder Camera£280
30 Apr 2014 · Special Auction Services · lot 204hammer ↗
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Nicca IIIA£208
30 Nov 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €250 · lot AI_14_17943hammer ↗
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Nicca IIIA£532
17 Nov 2007 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €750 · lot AI_12_20197hammer ↗
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Nicca IIIa no. 37582£110
15 Jul 1999 · Christie's · lot 52premium removed ↗
What it is
The Nicca IIIA is a Japanese 35mm rangefinder camera in the Leica screw-mount lineage, produced by Nippon Camera Works in the early post-war period. It was positioned as an affordable alternative to contemporary Leica thread-mount bodies for domestic and export markets.
Inspect the cloth focal-plane shutter for pinholes and capping at higher speeds, check rangefinder alignment and the clarity of the viewfinder/rangefinder windows, and confirm the screw-mount flange is undamaged. Service support is limited to independent classic-camera technicians, and donor bodies are often the most practical source of small parts.
Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Does the Nicca IIIA take Leica screw-mount lenses?
Yes, the IIIA uses the 39mm Leica thread mount, which broadens the value proposition for buyers who already own LTM glass.
Facts
- Maker
- Nicca
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 7
- First sale
- 15 Jul 1999
- Latest sale
- 18 Nov 2021
- Median
- £280
- Middle half
- £219–£348
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Nicca IIIA: about £280, the median of 7 recorded sales, 1999–2021 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/n/nicca/iiia/
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