An Olympus XA 35mm Rangefinder Camera£60
3 Aug 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 205 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Olympus XA
35mm compact manual
The Olympus XA typically sells for £70 (median of 42 recorded sales, 2019–2026; solid evidence).
Typical sale price
£70
median of 42 sales, 2019–2026
last 3 years: £70 (31 sales)
Solid
Middle half of sales: £60–£85
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Over time
Every sale since 2019; no trend line.
Latest sales All 42 →
An Olympus XA 35mm Compact Camera£110
7 Jul 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 327 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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An Olympus XA Compact Camera£130
28 May 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 218 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
An Olympus XA Compact Camera£70
10 Mar 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 365 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
An Olympus XA Compact Camera£90
10 Mar 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 364 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
What it is
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Generated summary, 20 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Why do some Olympus XA cameras fetch a higher price?
Condition is the main driver of value: a working rangefinder, responsive shutter button, and original accessories such as the case and flash can lift the price toward the upper end of the range seen at auction.
Is the Olympus XA the same as the XA2 or XA4?
No — only the original XA has a coupled rangefinder and an f/2.8 lens with manual aperture control; the later XA2, XA3 and XA4 are zone-focus models and tend to trade at different price levels.
Facts
- Maker
- Olympus
- Type
- 35mm compact manual
- Sales in the typical price
- 42
- First sale
- 22 Jan 2019
- Latest sale
- 3 Aug 2026
- Median
- £70
- Middle half
- £60–£85
- Evidence
- Solid
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Olympus XA: typical sale price £70, the median of 42 recorded sales, 2019–2026, middle half £60–£85 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/olympus/xa/