A Pignons Alpa Mod. 6 SLR Camera Body£140
29 Apr 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 236 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
Pignons Alpa 6
camera
The Pignons Alpa 6 sells for about £350 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 1998–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£350
median of only 7 sales, 1998–2026
Indicative
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£325
Without the lowest sale£435
Every sale
A Pignons Alpa Mod.6 SLR Camera£300
26 Mar 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 133 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
+ lens
Alpa Mod.6 chrome£678
20 Nov 2021 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €800 · lot AI_39_39720hammer ↗
+ lens
A Pignons Alpa Mod.6 SLR Camera£520
19 Nov 2020 · Flints Auctions · lot 262 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens
Alpa model 6 no. 36120£300
11 Mar 2003 · Christie's · lot 168premium removed ↗
+ lens
Alpa Model 6 no. 398280£950
18 Sep 2001 · Christie's · lot 163premium removed ↗
+ lensboxed
Alpa Model 6 no. 37631£350
14 Sep 1998 · Christie's · lot 170premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Alpa 6 is a 35mm film SLR produced by Pignons SA of Ballaigues, Switzerland, part of the Alpa Reflex line introduced in the mid-twentieth century.
Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Alpas
Alpa Reflex I
34 sales£512SolidAlpa 10d
29 sales£649FairAlpa 9d
24 sales£410FairAlpa 11e
13 sales£1,061FairAlpa Reflex II
13 sales£500FairAlpa Standard
12 sales£1,110FairAlpa 11el
11 sales£1,061FairAlpa 11si gold
11 sales£3,055Fair
34 sales£512SolidAlpa 10d
29 sales£649FairAlpa 9d
24 sales£410FairAlpa 11e
13 sales£1,061FairAlpa Reflex II
13 sales£500FairAlpa Standard
12 sales£1,110FairAlpa 11el
11 sales£1,061FairAlpa 11si gold
11 sales£3,055Fair
Questions
Why is the Alpa 6 collectible?
Alpa cameras were hand-assembled in small numbers by Pignons in Switzerland, and that scarcity supports the price level seen at auction.
Facts
- Maker
- Pignons
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 7
- First sale
- 14 Sep 1998
- Latest sale
- 29 Apr 2026
- Median
- £350
- Middle half
- £300–£599
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Pignons Alpa 6: about £350, the median of 7 recorded sales, 1998–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/p/pignons/alpa-6/