Riley Rilex Press Model B£125
30 Nov 2008 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €150 · lot AI_14_17741hammer ↗
+ lens
Riley Research Rilex Press
camera
The Riley Research Rilex Press has 2 recorded sales: £125 (30 Nov 2008, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £135 (18 Nov 2006, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Riley Research Co. Rilex Press Model AB£135
18 Nov 2006 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €200 · lot AI_10_15676hammer ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Rilex Press a good buy at this price?
At this price level the camera is best treated as a collector or display piece; mechanical condition is the main driver of value, since service support is effectively unavailable.
Facts
- Maker
- Riley Research
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 18 Nov 2006
- Latest sale
- 30 Nov 2008
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Riley Research Rilex Press: 2 recorded sales, 2006–2008; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/riley-research/rilex-press/