Nikon Nikkormat FT3
The Nikkormat FT3 is a 35mm mechanical SLR introduced by Nikon in 1977 as the final model in the Nikkormat line. It was positioned as a robust, mid-tier body sitting below the professional F2, and it was the only Nikkormat compatible with Nikon's then-new AI (Automatic Indexing) lens coupling.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Nikkormat FT3 have clustered in the £60–£110 range, with a median around £88 based on 2023–2025 saleroom results. Because these are wholesale-level hammer figures rather than dealer retail, a clean, fully-working body in 2026 is typically worth noticeably less than a tidied-up example sells for in a shop today. Condition drives the value sharply: scruffy bodies with sticky shutters fetch the lower end, while cosmetically clean, accurate examples push toward and occasionally above £100.
Variants
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| Variant | Years | Edition | Sales | Price Range |
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| black | — | — | 7 | £30 – £178 |
| chrome | — | — | 2 | £83 – £125 |
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 | £159 | £159 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT3 Black 35mm Film SLR Camera w/ Nikkor Ai 50mm f/2 Lens & Case
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Nikon Nikkormat FT3 Black 35mm Film SLR Camera w/ Nikkor Ai 50mm f/2 Lens & Case at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Manchester, United Kingdom |
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| Aug 2026 | £41 | £41 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: T Vintage Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Film Camera W/Nikkor-S 3.5 43-86mm Lens
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The item is in as found condition. Weight:- The item is approx. Location: Shifnal, shropshire, United Kingdom |
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| Aug 2026 | £125 | £125 | 🇬🇧 eBay | chrome | |
Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm Film SLR Manual Camera Body - Excellent
Description:
Fully cleaned, serviced new light seals and mirror buffer have been installed. Fully checked and tested ready to use. Location: London, Hounslow, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £31 | £31 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm Film SLR Manual Camera Body -
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Fires on all speeds . wind on is fine . mirror and prism very usable . erratic meter. cover trim missing from top of wind on lever no idea why Working with exception of erratic meter spares or repairs Location: London, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | £30 | £30 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Film Black Camera Body - Spares or Repair
Description:
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Film Black Camera Body - Spares or Repair at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Bridport, United Kingdom |
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| Jun 2026 | £83 | £83 | 🇬🇧 eBay | chrome | |
Title: Nikkormat FT3 Vintage SLR Film Camera Working w/ Nikon 50mm F/1.8 Lens
Description:
The lens willrequire a clean, fungus. We do NOT test with film. Beatrice Rose. West Yorkshire. {{tab3title}}. {{tab2title}}. Quantity 1. {{tab1title}}. Location: Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| Jun 2026 | £178 | £178 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: Nikkormat FT3 Black Body with Nikon Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Lens
Description:
Beautiful Nikon Nikkormat FT3 with f/1.8 50mm Nikkor AI Lens. Lens S/N 3205753. Lens clear of mold/fungi. Black body edition in near mint condition. Location: Burnley, United Kingdom |
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| Jun 2026 | £62 | £50 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 80) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 6119948, body G, shutter works but sticks at slow speeds, with a Nikkor f/2.8 24mm lens, barrel G, optics F-G with dust. |
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| Jun 2026 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 99) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 6128763, body G-CG, shutter works, meter responds to light, with body cap. |
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| Jun 2026 | £75 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 102) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
silver, serial number 6040467, body G-CG, shutter works, meter responds to light, with body cap. |
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| May 2026 | £110 | £110 | 🇬🇧 eBay | black | |
Title: NIKKORMAT FT3 ALL BLACK
Description:
NIKKORMAT FT3. SERIAL NUMBER IS FT3 6115984. ALL BLACK BODY. SPLIT IMAGE FINDER. APERTURE SMOOTH, AND BLADES FREE OF ANY OIL. NOT TESTED WITH FILM. REWINDS OK. WINDS ON OK. Location: Filey, United Kingdom |
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| Mar 2026 | £69 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 57) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, body VG, shutter works, meter responds to light, with a brown leather half case. |
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| Feb 2026 | £100 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 93) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 6056061, body VG-E, shutter working, with a Nikkor f/2 50mm lens, optics VG, with lens cap. |
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| Feb 2026 | £138 | £110 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 103) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 6122263, body VG-E, shutter working. |
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| Nov 2025 | £60 | £60 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 175) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera Body
Description:
A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera Body, chrome, serial no FT3 6090044, shutter working, meter working, self timer working, body VG-E, with base plate |
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| Sep 2025 | £38 | £30 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 87) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 3883457, body G, shutter works, with a Zoom-Nikkor f/3.5 43-86mm lens, optics G-VG, |
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| Jul 2025 | £69 | £55 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 19) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 4415485, body G-VG, shutter works, with a f/1.4 50mm lens, barrel G, optics |
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| Jul 2025 | £45 | £45 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 548) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera
Description:
A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera, serial no FT3 6066553, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G, missing battery cover, with |
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| May 2025 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 22) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT 35mm SLR Camera Outfit
Description:
silver, body G-VG, shutter working, viewfinder clean & clear, with Nikon right angle finder attachment, together with a Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm lens, (Qty: 1) |
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| Apr 2025 | £88 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 88) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 6057840, body G, usage marks to rear, shutter works, with a Nikkor f/1.8 50mm lens, barrel VG, optics VG. |
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| Mar 2025 | £101 | £80 | 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 275) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera
Description:
A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera Serial No: 6093181 Body: VG Shutter: working Lens: Nikon 50mm f/2 Nikkor-H Auto (806597) Optics: VG Notes: |
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| Jan 2025 | £88 | £70 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 53) Title: A Nikkormat FT3 35mm Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 6112484, body G, shutter works, but a bit slow a 1 second, meter needle moves,with body cap. |
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| Sep 2024 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 26) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 6116547, body G, shutter working, meter responds to light livels, with a Nikkor f/2 50mm Ai lens, barrel G, optics F-G with |
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| Jul 2024 | £56 | £45 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 42) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
chrome, body G, shutter working, together with a PK-12 macro extension ring, also with a Nikkor f/2 50mm lens, optics F, some light haze & dust (Qty: 1) |
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| Jul 2024 | £162 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 51) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 35mm SLR Camera
Description:
silver, serial number 6035414, body VG, shutter working, light meter working, with a Nikkor f/2.8 24mm AI lens, barrel VG, iris good, optics VG, with |
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| Aug 2023 | £90 | £90 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | — | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 142) Title: A Nikon Nikkor FT3 SLR Camera
Description:
A Nikon Nikkor FT3 SLR Camera, serial no 6058116, shutter working, meter responsive, self timer working, body G-VG, with Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai lens, |
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| Mar 2023 | £106 | £85 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 64) Title: A Selection of Three Nikon SLR 35mm Cameras
Description:
comprising a black Nikon Nikkormat FT3 camera, serial no.6106717, with a Tamron BBAR MC f/2.5 28mm N/AI Adaptall 2 mount lens, shutter working, a |
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| Jan 2021 | £198 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras, Scientific & Collectables (Lot 241) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Camera
Description:
with Nikon Nikkor-S.C. f/1.4 50mm lens, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, VG, together with a Nikon Ai Zoom-Nikkor f/3.5 35-70mm lens, body, G, |
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| Jul 2015 | £75 | £75 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Day 1, Wednesday 1st July 2015 at 10:00 ( Lots 1-643) Day 2, Thursday 2nd July 2015 at 10:00 ( LOts 644-987) (Lot 416) Title: A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Body
Description:
A Nikon Nikkormat FT3 SLR Body, chrome, serial no. 6014352, body, E, shutter working, in maker's box with original instructions Estimate: £40 - £60 |
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| May 2005 | EUR 200 | £137 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | black | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 7 (Lot AI_7_25096) Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT3 black
Description:
quite rare in black paint version, good condition, also included: right angle finder in maker's box (condition A) Estimate: EUR 400 - EUR 500 |
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| Nov 2004 | £45 | £45 | 🇬🇧 Bonhams | — | |
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Auction: Mechanical Music, Railwayana, Magic Lanterns & Optical Toys (Lot 384) Title: Nikkormat FT3 camera,
Description:
black body No. 6133678 with body cap. Estimate: £50 - £100 |
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| Nov 2003 | EUR 229 | £159 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 4 (Lot AI_4_23091) Title: Nikon Nikkormat FT 3
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Schwarzes FT 3 Gehäuse in sehr gutem Zustand Estimate: EUR 61,435,990 - EUR 4 |
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| May 1998 | £149 | £130 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | — | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 146) Title: Nikkormat FT3 no. 6122557
Description:
Nikkormat FT3 no. 6122557 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Nikon Nikkormat FT3 worth today?
In 2026, a working Nikkormat FT3 is worth roughly £60 to £110 at UK auction hammer, with typical examples selling for around £88.
How much does a Nikkormat FT3 sell for at auction?
Recent UK saleroom results show the FT3 sells for between £60 and £106, with price mainly determined by meter accuracy and cosmetic condition.
Why is the FT3 valued differently from other Nikkormats?
The FT3 is the only Nikkormat with AI lens coupling, which makes it more useful alongside later AI and AI-S Nikkor lenses and supports its price relative to earlier FT and FTn bodies.
Is the Nikkormat FT3 a good buyer's value in the current market?
Yes — at a median hammer price near £88 it remains one of the cheaper ways into a mechanical Nikon body with AI metering, provided the meter and shutter check out.