Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5C£266
30 Nov 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €320 · lot AI_14_17766hammer ↗
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Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5 C (Tropical)
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The Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5 C (Tropical) has 1 recorded sale: £266 (30 Nov 2008, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5 C is a tropical-bodied folding plate camera made in Germany by Orionwerk. With only one data point on file, that figure is indicative rather than a reliable guide to what a Tropen Rio 5 C is worth today, and condition of the wood, bellows and brightwork would heavily influence any current price or value achieved at auction.","buying_guide":"On any tropical folding camera of this vintage, inspect the wooden body for cracks, shrinkage and missing veneer, check the bellows for light leaks at the corners, and confirm the shutter fires at all marked speeds.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Tropens
Questions
Why is the tropical version more collectable?
Tropical Rio 5 C bodies were built with hardwood and brass for humid climates and were produced in smaller numbers than standard leather-covered versions, which tends to support higher prices when clean examples appear.
Facts
- Maker
- Orionwerk
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 30 Nov 2008
- Latest sale
- 30 Nov 2008
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Orionwerk Tropen Rio 5 C (Tropical): 1 recorded sale, November 2008; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/o/orionwerk/tropen-rio-5-c-tropical/