Rollei Rolleiflex SL 26

126 cartridge

The Rollei Rolleiflex SL 26 sells for about £55 (median of only 8 recorded sales, 1998–2026; indicative, version mix).

Typical sale price
about£55

median of only 8 sales, 1998–2026

Indicativeversion mix
£15£30£35£39£70£89£2,644£3,435

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Which version was it?
2matched4listing doesn’t say2not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£39
Without the lowest sale£70
Without the flagged sales£37

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£376 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
chrome£3,435, £2,644

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

3
Outfit (body with several lenses)
£49–£70 · typical £60
1
No convertible price
no £ figure

Every sale

Rolleiflex SL26 SLR Camera with a Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/40mm Lens Untested.£15
1 Jul 2026 · eBay · $20as sold ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Rolleiflex SL26 126 Format SLR Film Camera with 40mm Lens-Film Tested, Works£39
17 Jun 2026 · eBay · $52as sold ↗
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A Rollei Rolleiflex 26 SLR 126 Format Camera£30
3 Mar 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 86 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A Rolleiflex SL26 Camera Outfit£70
20 Aug 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 195 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
A Rolleiflex SL26 Camera£60
18 Apr 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 136 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version not yet checkedoutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
A Rollei Rolleiflex SL 26 SLR Camera and Lenses£70
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 409 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Rolleiflex SL26 no. 3500084£49
9 May 2003 · Christie's · lot 231premium removed ↗
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
A Rollei Rolleiflex SL26 SLR Camera Outfit£88
undated · Flints Auctions · lot 805 · The Collectors Salebasis not stated
○ version can’t tellno convertible price · not in the price+ lens

What it is

{"overview":"The Rolleiflex SL 26 is a 126 cartridge-format SLR introduced by Rollei in the late 1960s. Today the SL 26 is a niche collector item rather than a user camera, and what it is worth at auction depends heavily on completeness and the presence of original accessories, since the obsolete 126 format limits practical demand.","buying_guide":"Inspect the shutter at all speeds, check the meter response, and confirm the film advance and frame counter cycle correctly, as service support for the SL 26 is effectively unavailable.

Generated summary, 25 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Versions and how to tell them apart

chrome
2 salesSales only

Other Rolleiflexs

Rolleiflex 3.5 F
209 sales£400SolidRolleiflex 2.8 F
207 sales£765SolidRolleiflex T
124 sales£180SolidRolleiflex 4x4
113 sales£136SolidRolleiflex 2.8 GX
78 sales£1,674SolidRolleiflex Automat
68 sales£115SolidRolleiflex Old Standard
39 sales£50SolidRolleiflex 2.8 E
34 sales£355Solid

Questions

Is the Rolleiflex SL 26 still usable?

126 cartridge film is no longer in regular production, so the camera is generally bought as a collector piece rather than a working tool, which keeps its market price low.

Facts

Maker
Rollei
Type
126 cartridge
Sales in the typical price
8
First sale
18 Nov 1998
Latest sale
1 Jul 2026
Median
£55
Middle half
£34–£728
Evidence
Indicative · version mix
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Rollei Rolleiflex SL 26: about £55, the median of 8 recorded sales, 1998–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rollei/rolleiflex-sl-26/

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