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Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5 E

The Rolleiflex 3.5 E is a medium-format twin-lens reflex camera introduced by Rollei in the mid-1950s, shooting 6x6cm frames on 120 roll film. It was positioned as a professional-grade TLR, available with either a Zeiss Planar or Schneider Xenotar 75mm f/3.5 taking lens, and sat in the upper tier of Rollei's line alongside the 2.8 E.

At UK auction today, hammer prices for the Rolleiflex 3.5 E have ranged from roughly £120 to £600, with a median of around £310 across recent saleroom results. Condition drives value heavily: clean, working bodies with clear lenses and accurate shutters sell for more, while examples with haze, sticky shutter speeds or tired leatherette tend to price toward the lower end of that range. Buyers should note these are wholesale hammer figures — what the camera is worth to a dealer at the auction rostrum rather than a retail asking price.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source
Mar 2026 £160 Special Auction Services
Feb 2026 £600 Flints Auctions
Sep 2025 £338 Flints Auctions
Sep 2025 £120 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £240 Harper Field Auctions
Oct 2024 £290 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £290 Special Auction Services
Jan 2024 £225 Flints Auctions
Oct 2023 £250 Special Auction Services
Jun 2023 £375 Flints Auctions
Feb 2022 £480 Harper Field Auctions

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