Showa Kogaku Gemflex (I)

camera

The Showa Kogaku Gemflex (I) sells for about £280 (median of only 7 recorded sales, 2002–2018; indicative, old).

Typical sale price
about£280

median of only 7 sales, 2002–2018

Indicativeold
£220£249£251£280£382£441£471

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

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£266
Without the lowest sale£331

Every sale

Showa Kogaku, Gemflex I made in occupied Japan£280
17 May 2011 · Bonhams · lot 29hammer ↗
+ lensboxed

What it is

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Generated summary, 1 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Other Gemflexs

Questions

Is the Gemflex (I) rare?

Yes — it is a subminiature TLR that appears only occasionally in the auction market, which is why price discovery is difficult and condition has an outsized effect on value.

Facts

Maker
Showa Kogaku
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
7
First sale
19 Feb 2002
Latest sale
10 Mar 2018
Median
£280
Middle half
£250–£412
Evidence
Indicative · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Showa Kogaku Gemflex (I): about £280, the median of 7 recorded sales, 2002–2018 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/showa-kogaku/gemflex-i/

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