Where the sales come from
61,346 published sales from 12 auction houses and eBay, and the reference books we quote. Each source says what its prices mean, how far back it goes, and how many of its sales we hold.
Salerooms and eBay
eBay25,473 sales
Online marketplace · 2025–2026 · 7,023 products
The price the item sold for on eBay, as sold (no premium).
Leitz Photographica Auction10,541 sales
Auction house · Austria · 2002–2026 · 2,449 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Flints Auctions9,881 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2017–2026 · 2,912 products
Published with the buyer’s premium included; we remove the premium to get the hammer price.
premium removed · 9,724
basis not stated · 157
Christie's7,190 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 1998–2022 · 1,460 products
Published with the buyer’s premium included; we remove the premium to get the hammer price.
Special Auction Services5,043 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2012–2026 · 2,267 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Bonhams897 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2003–2017 · 370 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Tamarkin Rare Camera Auctions625 sales
Auction house · United States · 2013–2026 · 217 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Harper Field599 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2015–2026 · 391 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Chiswick Auctions577 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2024–2026 · 355 products
Published with the buyer’s premium included; we remove the premium to get the hammer price.
David Duggleby248 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2020–2025 · 200 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Tennants194 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2024–2026 · 116 products
Hammer price: what the lot sold for, without the buyer’s premium.
Cullens of Surrey73 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · 2021–2025 · 60 products
The house does not say whether the price includes the premium; recorded as published.
basis not stated · 64
hammer · 9
London Camera & Antique Auction5 sales
Auction house · United Kingdom · Nov 2025 · 5 products
The house does not say whether the price includes the premium; recorded as published.
Reference books
Quoted as a guide on the pages they cover — never as a sale, and never in a price.
McKeown's Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras4,989 linked
Reference book · 1997–98 edition · 9,028 entries
Vade Mecum548 linked
Reference book · 10,756 entries
How the prices are made comparable
Auction houses publish either the hammer price or the price with the buyer’s premium added; we take the premium out so every auction figure is a hammer price. eBay prices are as sold, without postage. Every sale keeps its original price and currency on its own row.