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.
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | £363 | £363 | 🇬🇧 eBay | |
Title: Rolleiflex 3.5e With Planar Lens
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rolleiflex 3.5e in good working condition all speeds work body ingood condition film tested lens has cleaning marks and a speck of dust behind front element tried to picture it but a good camera takes nice pictures Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom |
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| Aug 2026 | £250 | £200 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 226) Title: A Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5E Medium Format TLR Camera
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black, serial number 1769805, body VG, shutter works, optics F-G with light spots of fungus, meter not responding, with case and caps. |
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| Jul 2026 | EUR 185 | £158 | 🇪🇺 eBay | |
Title: Rolleiflex 3.5 E from 1957, with bag, defect!!
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Defekt, die Abdeckung von der einer Seite fehlt (siehe Fotos). Linsen in gutem Zustand. ROLLEI 3,5 E (Modell 1-K4C). Location: PEREA THESSALONIKI, default, Greece |
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| Jul 2026 | £940 | £940 | 🇬🇧 eBay | |
Title: Rolleiflex 3.5E with Planar lens in very nice order. Type 1 with meter (non remo
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rolleiflex 3.5E with Planar lens in very nice order. Type 1 with meter (non remo at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Rotterdam, Netherlands |
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| Jul 2026 | £375 | £375 | 🇬🇧 eBay | |
Title: Rolleiflex 3.5E Type 1 TLR Medium Format Film Camera - W/ Case & Lens Cap
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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Rolleiflex 3.5E Type 1 TLR Medium Format Film Camera - W/ Case & Lens Cap at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: North Shields, United Kingdom |
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| Mar 2026 | £160 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 2) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5 E TLR Camera
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A Rolleiflex 3.5 E TLR Camera, serial no 1776575, shutter not working, not cocking, light cell responsive, body G, some lifting/fading to leatherette, |
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| Feb 2026 | £600 | £480 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 249) Title: A Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
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black, body VG, shutter working, with the Schneider-Kreuznack Xenotar lens, optics G-VG, with metal caps. |
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| Sep 2025 | £338 | £270 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 321) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E Medium format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 1852080, body G-VG, shutter works, with a Schneider Xenotar f/3.5 75mm lens, optics F-G with dust, with leather case, VG. |
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| Sep 2025 | £120 | £120 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 61) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
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A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera, non metered version, serial no 1864217, shutter working, body F, paint wear to edges, some light scuffs to leatherette, |
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| Jul 2025 | £375 | £300 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 82) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, serial number 1762651, body G, shutter works, iris works, light meter responds, optics F-G with light haze and cleaning mark, with leather |
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| Oct 2024 | £240 | £240 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1879) Title: Rolleiflex 3.5E or C TLR camera, serial number 1862098, with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 1:3.5/75
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Rolleiflex 3.5E or C TLR camera, serial number 1862098, with Schneider-Kreuznach Xenotar 1:3.5/75 |
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| Oct 2024 | £290 | £290 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 231) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
Description:
A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera, serial no 1781993, shutter sluggish in slow speeds, light cell responsive, body G-VG, with Carl Zeiss 75mm f/3.5 Planar |
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| Apr 2024 | £290 | £290 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 260) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
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A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera, type 1, serial no 1746861, shutter working, light cell working, body G-VG, with Carl Zeiss 75mm f/3.5 Planar lens, |
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| Jan 2024 | £225 | £180 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 233) Title: A Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5E Model K4C Medium Format TLR Camera
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black, circa 1958, serial no.1786310, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/3.5 75mm lens, shutter stuck, crank moves but stiff, body G, meter window cracked, |
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| Oct 2023 | £250 | £250 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 599) Title: A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
Description:
A Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera, type 1, serial no 1760411, shutter sluggish on slow speeds, meter responsive, body G, some scuffs to leatherette, some |
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| Jun 2023 | £375 | £300 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 231) Title: A Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5E Medium Format TLR Camera
Description:
black, 1956-59, serial no.1779615, with a Carl Zeiss Planar f/3.5 75mm lens, shutter working, meter not working and glass cracked, body G-VG, lens G, |
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| Feb 2022 | £480 | £480 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 445) Title: Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR camera, serial number 1773872, together with tripod mount, lens hood, filters,
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Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR camera, serial number 1773872, together with tripod mount, lens hood, filters, |
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| Nov 2020 | £521 | £420 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 396) Title: A Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5E TLR Camera
Description:
1956, black, serial no. 1784999, with Carl Zeiss Planar f/3.5 75mm lens, serial no. 1955692, body, VG, shutter working, lens, G, some light internal |
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| Feb 2020 | £160 | £160 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 758) Title: Rolleiflex 3.5 E TLR camera, serial number 1744405, with Carl Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=75mm lens
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Rolleiflex 3.5 E TLR camera, serial number 1744405, with Carl Zeiss Planar 1:3.5 f=75mm lens |
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| Jul 2013 | £170 | £170 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: THREE DAY AUCTION OF GRAMOPHONE RECORDS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHICA Tuesday 30th July at 12noon - Celebrity Vocal Records from the Collection of the Late Sir Paul Getty (Lots 1 - 520) Wednesday 31st July at 10am - Music and Entertainm (Lot 1524) Title: A Rolleiflex 3. 5E TLR Camera
Description:
A Rolleiflex 3. 5E TLR Camera, serial no. 1740375, with Carl Zeiss Planar f/3.5 75mm lens, body, P-F, lens, G, in maker's case Estimate: £40 - £60 |
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| Jul 2013 | £320 | £320 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | |
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Auction: THREE DAY AUCTION OF GRAMOPHONE RECORDS, MUSIC, ENTERTAINMENT, CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHICA Tuesday 30th July at 12noon - Celebrity Vocal Records from the Collection of the Late Sir Paul Getty (Lots 1 - 520) Wednesday 31st July at 10am - Music and Entertainm (Lot 1546) Title: A Rollei 3. 5E TLR Camera
Description:
A Rollei 3. 5E TLR Camera, serial no. 1855485, with carl Zeiss Planar f/3.5 75mm lens, body, F-G, shutter working, lens, G, with aluminium hard shell case, and maker's leather case (2) Estimate: £200 - £300 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Rolleiflex 3.5 E worth today?
Recent UK auction hammer prices sit in the £120–£600 range, with a median around £310. Clean, fully functional examples sell for more than bodies needing service.
How much does a Rolleiflex 3.5 E sell for at auction?
At UK saleroom level the 3.5 E has fetched between £120 and £600 over the last few years, with most examples clustering in the £225–£375 band.
Does the lens variant affect the price?
Both the Zeiss Planar and Schneider Xenotar versions trade in similar territory at auction, with condition and working order typically making a larger difference to value than the lens choice.
Is the Rolleiflex 3.5 E a good buy at current prices?
For a medium-format TLR with a 75mm f/3.5 lens, current hammer prices are reasonable, but budget for a CLA (clean, lubricate, adjust) on top if buying an untested example.