Voigtlander& Sohn Bessa L (black)

camera

The Voigtlander& Sohn Bessa L (black) sells for about £186 (median of only 8 recorded sales, 2006–2025; indicative, version mix).

Typical sale price
about£186

median of only 8 sales, 2006–2025

Indicativeversion mix
£90£90£130£170£202£240£340£435

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

Which version was it?
2matched3listing doesn’t say3not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£170
Without the lowest sale£202

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£1866 sales
2 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Every sale

Voigtlander Bessa-L Camera£170
22 Oct 2025 · Tennants · lot 270hammer ↗
○ version not yet checked+ lens
A Voigtlander Bessa L Camera Body£90
29 Apr 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 175 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version can’t tell
A Voigtländer Bessa-L Camera£130
16 Apr 2024 · Special Auction Services · lot 140 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version can’t tell

What it is

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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Versions and how to tell them apart

Other Bessas

Questions

Does the Bessa L have a viewfinder?

No — the L body was sold without a built-in finder, which is why buyers usually budget for a separate accessory shoe-mounted viewfinder matched to the lens in use.

What affects the value of a Bessa L?

Working meter electronics, clean mount threads, and inclusion of the original accessory finder are the main factors; incomplete or non-working bodies sit at the lower end of the price range.

Facts

Maker
Voigtlander& Sohn
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
8
First sale
18 Nov 2006
Latest sale
22 Oct 2025
Median
£186
Middle half
£120–£265
Evidence
Indicative · version mix
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Voigtlander& Sohn Bessa L (black): about £186, the median of 8 recorded sales, 2006–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/v/voigtlander-sohn/bessa-l-black/

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