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Voigtlander& Sohn Bessamatic M

The Voigtländer Bessamatic M is a 35mm SLR from the German maker Voigtländer, part of the Bessamatic family of leaf-shutter SLRs introduced in the late 1950s and produced through the 1960s. It was positioned as a mid-range interchangeable-lens SLR using Voigtländer's own bayonet system.

Sales data is extremely thin: a single UK auction hammer result from November 2006 saw a Bessamatic M sell for £150, and that figure remains the only documented saleroom reference. With no recent comparables, today's value is difficult to pin down at saleroom level, and a clean working example would likely sell for a similar two-figure to low three-figure sum at recent UK auction. Buyers asking what a Bessamatic M is worth should treat the £150 figure as indicative rather than a current market price.

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.

Date Price Source
Nov 2006 EUR 150 Leitz Auction
Nov 2003 EUR 261 Leitz Auction