Rollei Rolleidoscop

stereo

The Rollei Rolleidoscop typically sells for £754 (median of 19 recorded sales, 1998–2018; fair evidence, old).

Typical sale price
£754

median of 19 sales, 1998–2018

Fairold
£500£1k£2k£5k£10k

Middle half of sales: £646–£1,051

The newest sale is more than three years old.

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Over time

£1k£10k20002010

Every sale since 1998; no trend line.

Latest sales All 19 →

What it is

{"overview":"The Rolleidoscop is a roll-film stereo camera produced by Franke & Heidecke, the German firm that later became Rollei. Introduced in the 1920s, it was positioned as a premium amateur stereoscopic instrument, pairing two matched taking lenses to record stereo image pairs on roll film. Because the camera is nearly a century old and turnover is thin, each sale price tends to reflect condition and completeness more than any headline trend.","buying_guide":"Inspect both taking lenses for haze, separation and cleaning marks, and test the leaf shutter across all speeds since capping and sluggishness are common in cameras of this age. Check the folding bed, viewing hood and film transport for play or damage, and confirm that the leatherette, nameplate and any original case or film spools are intact, as completeness materially affects what the camera is worth.

Generated summary, 20 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Questions

Is the Rolleidoscop a good collector's value?

As an early Franke & Heidecke stereo camera it has a defined collector audience, and its price at saleroom level has held in the high-hundreds to low-thousands of pounds, so value depends heavily on originality and operating condition.

What affects the price of a Rolleidoscop most?

Lens clarity, shutter accuracy, cosmetic condition and the presence of original accessories such as the case and film spools are the main factors that move the price between the lower and upper ends of the observed range.

Facts

Maker
Rollei
Type
stereo
Sales in the typical price
19
First sale
7 May 1998
Latest sale
10 Mar 2018
Median
£754
Middle half
£646–£1,051
Evidence
Fair · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Rollei Rolleidoscop: typical sale price £754, the median of 19 recorded sales, 1998–2018, middle half £646–£1,051 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rollei/rolleidoscop/

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