Samocaflex 35 no. 551004£400
12 Jun 2001 · Christie's · lot 33premium removed ↗
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Sanei Sangyo Samocaflex 35
camera
The Sanei Sangyo Samocaflex 35 has 2 recorded sales: £400 (12 Jun 2001, Christie's) and £220 (11 Jun 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Samocaflex 35 no. 552020£220
11 Jun 1998 · Christie's · lot 31premium removed ↗
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Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Samocaflexs
Questions
Why is the Samocaflex 35 collectable?
It is one of relatively few twin-lens reflex cameras built for 35mm film rather than medium format, which gives it scarcity value among TLR and Japanese camera collectors.
Facts
- Maker
- Sanei Sangyo
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 11 Jun 1998
- Latest sale
- 12 Jun 2001
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sanei Sangyo Samocaflex 35: 2 recorded sales, 1998–2001; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sanei-sangyo/samocaflex-35/