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Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5F

The Rolleiflex 3.5F is a twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium format camera producing 6×6cm negatives on 120 roll film, fitted with an f/3.5 taking lens. Introduced by Rollei in the late 1950s, it sat at the upper end of the company's TLR range and was offered with either a Zeiss Planar or Schneider Xenotar taking lens.

At UK auction, hammer prices for the Rolleiflex 3.5F have typically run from around £250 to £900 over the last two years, with a median close to £620 — wholesale saleroom levels that exclude buyer's and seller's commission. As of 2026, clean, working bodies with matched cases and prism finders sit at the upper end of that range, while examples with haze, fungus or sticky shutters sell for noticeably less. Condition, serial-number era and accessory completeness drive most of the variance in what a 3.5F is worth today.

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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.

Prices updated: April 2026

Date Price Source
Apr 2026 £1,025 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £400 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £360 Special Auction Services
Nov 2025 £400 Special Auction Services
Nov 2025 £900 Flints Auctions
Oct 2025 £252 Chiswick Auctions
Jul 2025 £525 Flints Auctions
May 2025 £650 Special Auction Services
Apr 2025 £688 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £775 Flints Auctions
Mar 2025 £882 Chiswick Auctions
Mar 2025 £580 Chiswick Auctions
Mar 2025 £882 Chiswick Auctions
Feb 2025 £275 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £262 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £750 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £938 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £600 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £460 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £400 Special Auction Services
Aug 2024 £500 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £238 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £688 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £500 Flints Auctions
Nov 2023 £688 Flints Auctions
Nov 2023 £500 Flints Auctions
Jul 2023 £650 Flints Auctions
May 2023 £850 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £625 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 USD 1,800 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 1,000 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 1,200 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 950 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Aug 2022 £688 Flints Auctions
Aug 2022 £750 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 £930 Flints Auctions
Jun 2021 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
May 2021 £400 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2021 £744 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £893 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £1,178 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £992 Flints Auctions
Nov 2019 USD 825 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Apr 2019 £816 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £900 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £900 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £840 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £360 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £480 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £864 Flints Auctions
Jul 2018 £340 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2018 £576 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £864 Flints Auctions
Nov 2015 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 850 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 950 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 420 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £288 Christie's
Jun 2007 £600 Christie's
Mar 2007 £780 Christie's
Nov 2006 £420 Christie's
Nov 2006 £288 Christie's
May 2006 £420 Christie's
Feb 2006 £264 Christie's
Nov 2005 £540 Christie's
Nov 2005 £336 Christie's
Nov 2005 £240 Christie's
Sep 2005 £96 Christie's
Feb 2005 £300 Christie's
Feb 2005 £168 Christie's
Nov 2004 £239 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 761 Leitz Auction
Sep 2004 £382 Christie's
Mar 2004 £478 Christie's
Feb 2004 £227 Christie's
May 2003 £188 Christie's
Apr 2003 £211 Christie's
Mar 2003 £329 Christie's
Mar 2003 £587 Christie's
Mar 2003 £411 Christie's
Nov 2002 £352 Christie's
Nov 2002 £376 Christie's
Sep 2002 £282 Christie's
Sep 2002 £528 Christie's
Sep 2002 £446 Christie's
Jul 2002 £470 Christie's
May 2002 £329 Christie's
May 2002 £293 Christie's
Nov 2001 £188 Christie's
Jul 2001 £235 Christie's
Jul 2001 £293 Christie's
May 2001 £176 Christie's
Mar 2001 £188 Christie's
Jan 2001 £235 Christie's
Jan 2001 £352 Christie's
Nov 2000 £211 Christie's
Oct 2000 £70 Christie's
Oct 2000 £258 Christie's
Aug 2000 £188 Christie's
Aug 2000 £352 Christie's
Aug 2000 £352 Christie's
Jul 2000 £446 Christie's
Jul 2000 £82 Christie's
Jul 2000 £329 Christie's
May 2000 £446 Christie's
May 2000 £493 Christie's
Jan 2000 £517 Christie's
Oct 1999 £230 Christie's
Oct 1999 £218 Christie's
Sep 1999 £517 Christie's
Sep 1999 £575 Christie's
Jul 1999 £299 Christie's
Jun 1999 £253 Christie's
Feb 1999 £218 Christie's
Feb 1999 £402 Christie's
Feb 1999 £437 Christie's
Feb 1999 £299 Christie's
Feb 1999 £322 Christie's
Nov 1998 £218 Christie's
Sep 1998 £368 Christie's
Aug 1998 £322 Christie's
Aug 1998 £920 Christie's
Jun 1998 £345 Christie's
May 1998 £552 Christie's
Mar 1998 £230 Christie's
Jan 1998 £690 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Rolleiflex 3.5F worth at UK auction?

Recent UK hammer prices have ranged from about £250 for tired, uncosmetic examples up to around £900 for clean, fully working bodies, with a median near £620.

How much does a Rolleiflex 3.5F sell for compared with the 2.8F?

The 3.5F consistently sells for less than the faster 2.8F variant at auction; recent 3.5F results cluster in the mid-hundreds, whereas 2.8F hammer prices routinely run higher.

Does the choice of Planar or Xenotar affect the price?

Both lenses are well regarded and the price difference at auction is small; condition, shutter health and completeness of the outfit tend to matter more to the final value than which taking lens is fitted.

Are older sale results still a reliable guide to value?

Earlier results from 2019–2020 occasionally reached £900–£1,200, but 2024–2025 hammer prices have softened, so recent sales are a better reference for what a 3.5F sells for now.

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