Ross Ensign Autorange 820
The Ensign Autorange 820 is a British-made folding medium format rangefinder camera that shoots 120 roll film. It was produced by Ensign Ltd in the early post-war period and positioned as a higher-end folder with a coupled rangefinder for focusing accuracy.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Ensign Autorange 820 have sat in the £320–£360 range, with a median around £340 based on the two recorded sales in 2025. As of today these are wholesale saleroom results rather than retail asking prices, and clean, fully-working examples with a responsive rangefinder tend to sell for more than bodies with haze or stiff bellows, so condition strongly affects what the camera is worth.
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 2025 | £360 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 62) Title: A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 Folding Rangefinder Camera
Description:
A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 Folding Rangefinder Camera, serial no 10772, shutter sluggish/sticking in slow speeds, rangefinder window vauge to see, |
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| May 2025 | £320 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 46) Title: A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 Rangefinder Folding Camera
Description:
A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 Rangefinder Folding Camera, shutter working, body G, original rewind knob has been replaced with polished aluminium disc |
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| Apr 2021 | £1,240 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 240) Title: A Ross Ensign Autorange 820 Rangefinder Camera
Description:
chrome, serial no. 10133, with Ross Xpres f/3.8 105mm lens, chrome, serial no. 74500, body, VG, shutter working, lens, G-VG, some light internal haze, |
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