A Voigtlander Bessamatic 35mm SLR Camera£55
3 Mar 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 154 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
+ lens
Voigtlander& Sohn Bessamatic
camera
The Voigtlander& Sohn Bessamatic typically sells for £95 (median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2026; fair evidence).
Typical sale price
£95
median of 16 sales, 1998–2026
Fair
Middle half of sales: £55–£155
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
5
Outfit (body with several lenses)
£15–£150 · typical £80
4Awaiting classification
£70–£380 · typical £75
1Lot or parts
£25
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 26 →
A Voigtlander Bessamatic 35mm SLR Camera Outfit£15
11 Feb 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 160 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
A Voigtländer Bessamatic SLR Camera£30
13 Jan 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 301 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
+ lens
A Voigtländer Bessamatic SLR Camera£15
13 Jan 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 77 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
◆ ▼ far below the rest
A Voigtländer Bessamatic SLR Camera£60
13 Jan 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 54 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Voigtländer Bessamatic is a 35mm leaf-shutter SLR introduced in 1959. It used the DKL bayonet mount, shared with certain Kodak Retina Reflex bodies, and featured a coupled selenium light meter. Inspect the leaf shutter for sluggish slow speeds and oily blades, and check the DKL lens-release mechanism, as linkages can stiffen with age.
Generated summary, 19 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Are Bessamatic lenses interchangeable?
Yes, the Bessamatic uses the DKL bayonet mount, so standard, wide, and telephoto lenses made for the system can be swapped, though availability on the used market is now limited.
Facts
- Maker
- Voigtlander& Sohn
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 16
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 3 Mar 2026
- Median
- £95
- Middle half
- £55–£155
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Voigtlander& Sohn Bessamatic: typical sale price £95, the median of 16 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £55–£155 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/v/voigtlander-sohn/bessamatic/