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Rollei Tele-rolleiflex

The Rollei Tele-Rolleiflex is a twin-lens reflex medium-format camera for 120 roll film, shooting 6x6 square negatives. It was introduced in 1959 as a specialist variant of the Rolleiflex line fitted with a longer-focal-length taking lens, aimed at portrait and detail work where the standard 75mm/80mm Rolleiflex was too wide.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Tele-Rolleiflex have ranged from around £440 to £1,200, with a median close to £700 across the sales on record. Condition and completeness drive a wide spread: tatty or untested bodies have sold in the £440–£540 band, while clean, working examples have fetched £1,050–£1,150 at saleroom level in 2020, 2022 and 2023. As of 2026 the camera remains a condition-sensitive buy, and the figures shown are wholesale auction results rather than retail asking prices, so dealer prices for serviced examples typically sit well above these numbers.

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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: November 2025

Date Price Source
Nov 2025 £438 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £625 Flints Auctions
Jan 2024 USD 1,500 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2023 £1,150 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 USD 1,300 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Jun 2022 £1,100 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £1,025 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2021 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
May 2021 £460 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2021 £645 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 £1,054 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 Flints Auctions
Jun 2019 EUR 800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 600 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 3,400 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 650 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £1,020 Christie's
Jun 2007 £480 Christie's
Mar 2007 £480 Christie's
Nov 2006 £540 Christie's
Nov 2006 £540 Christie's
Nov 2006 EUR 1,110 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 960 Leitz Auction
May 2006 £480 Christie's
May 2006 £720 Christie's
Feb 2006 £960 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 £1,434 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 1,458 Leitz Auction
Mar 2003 £1,880 Christie's
May 2002 £705 Christie's
Nov 2001 £822 Christie's
Mar 2001 £822 Christie's
Oct 2000 £822 Christie's
Jul 2000 £1,116 Christie's
Jul 2000 £376 Christie's
May 2000 £1,057 Christie's
Oct 1999 £632 Christie's
Jun 1999 £862 Christie's
Feb 1999 £632 Christie's
Feb 1999 £1,035 Christie's
Aug 1998 £747 Christie's
Jun 1998 £782 Christie's
May 1998 £747 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Rollei Tele-Rolleiflex worth today?

Recent UK auction hammer prices sit between roughly £440 and £1,200, with a median around £700; clean, fully working examples sell for the most.

How much does a Tele-Rolleiflex sell for at auction?

Tidy working bodies have sold for £1,050–£1,150 in the last few years, while cosmetically worn or untested examples have gone for £440–£540.

Why is the Tele-Rolleiflex more valuable than a standard Rolleiflex?

It was produced in much smaller numbers and is sought by portrait photographers, so the price and value at auction tend to run above comparable standard-lens Rolleiflex TLRs in similar condition.

Does condition really affect the price this much?

Yes — the spread between a scruffy body and a clean, serviced one is roughly two to three times, because the specialist taking lens and shutter are costly to repair.

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