Rollei Wide-Angle Rolleiflex
The Wide-Angle Rolleiflex is a twin-lens reflex medium-format film camera made by Rollei, using 120 roll film in the 6x6 square format. It was produced as a specialist variant of the Rolleiflex TLR line, fitted with a wider-than-standard taking and viewing lens pairing for architectural and interior work, which kept production numbers low compared with the standard Rolleiflex models.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Wide-Angle Rolleiflex have ranged from around £830 to £2,200, with a median near £1,800 — firmly in the collector tier of TLR values as of today in 2026. Condition and completeness drive the spread: clean, working examples with matched hoods and caps sell for considerably more than well-used bodies, and this scarce variant commands a premium over standard Rolleiflex TLRs at saleroom level.
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.
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| Nov 2023 | £3,500 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 150) Title: A Rollei Wide-Angle Rolleiflex TLR Medium Format Camera
Description:
1961-67, black, serial no. W2490508, with Carl Zeiss Distagon f/4 55mm lens, serial no. 3262045, body, VG-E, shutter working but aperture closing |
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| Apr 2022 | £3,250 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 131) Title: A Rollei Wide-Angle Rolleiflex TLR Medium Format Camera
Description:
1961-67, black, serial no. W2492546, with Carl Zeiss Distagon f/4 55mm lens, serial no. 3506612, body, G-VG, shutter working, lens, VG-E |
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| Oct 2019 | £2,400 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 368) Title: A Rollei Wide-Angle Rolleiflex TLR Camera
Description:
1961-67, black, serial no. W2492829, wit Carl Zeiss Distagon f/4 55m lens, serial no. 3507035, body, VG-E, shutter working, lens, VG-E, complete with |
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| May 2007 | EUR 3,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 11 (Lot AI_11_15829) Title: Wide Angle Rolleiflex No.1
Description:
this is the very first Wide Angle Rolleiflex delivered, with Distagon 4/55mm no.3261223 (taking lens), Heidosmat 4/55mm no.3262842 (viewing lens), in very good and fully working condition, case, important collectors item! Estimate: EUR 5,000 - EUR 6,000 |
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| Feb 2006 | £2,160 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment including the Property of a Photographer (Lot 230) Title: WIDE-ANGLE ROLLEIFLEX NO. S2490549
Description:
WIDE-ANGLE ROLLEIFLEX NO. S2490549 Estimate: £600 - £900 |
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| May 2000 | £1,645 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Magic Lanterns, Optical Toys and Cameras (Lot 329) Title: WIDE-ANGLE ROLLEIFLEX NO. W2490454
Description:
WIDE-ANGLE ROLLEIFLEX NO. W2490454 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Oct 1999 | £1,955 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 236) Title: Wide-Angle Rolleiflex no. W2490366
Description:
Wide-Angle Rolleiflex no. W2490366 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Jul 1999 | £828 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 231) Title: Wide-angle Rolleiflex no. W2491211
Description:
Wide-angle Rolleiflex no. W2491211 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| Feb 1999 | £1,610 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 500) Title: Wide-angle Rolleiflex no. W.2491479
Description:
Wide-angle Rolleiflex no. W.2491479 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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| Aug 1998 | £1,035 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 269) Title: Wide-Angle Rolleiflex 2490361
Description:
Wide-Angle Rolleiflex 2490361 Estimate: £600 - £900 |
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| May 1998 | £1,265 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 416) Title: Wide-Angle Rolleiflex no. 2491653
Description:
Wide-Angle Rolleiflex no. 2491653 Estimate: £500 - £700 |
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