A Voigtländer Vito III Rangefinder Camera£160
18 Apr 2023 · Special Auction Services · lot 114 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
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Voigtlander& Sohn Vito III
camera
The Voigtlander& Sohn Vito III typically sells for £219 (median of 15 recorded sales, 1998–2023; fair evidence, wide spread, old, version mix).
Typical sale price
£219
median of 15 sales, 1998–2023
Fairwide spreadoldversion mix
Middle half of sales: £150–£2,782
8 of the records are from 1998–2005, when a Vito III sold for about £185; since 2015 the typical price is about £3,564 (7 sales).
The newest sale is more than three years old.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£15510 sales
Prototype£4,5935 sales£3,564–£8,255Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line. 1998–2005: £185 (8) · 2015–2023: £3,564 (7)
Latest sales All 15 →
A Voigtlander Vito III Folding Rangefinder 35mm Film Camera£140
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 124 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
A Voigtlander Vito III 35mm Rangefinder Camera£170
12 Oct 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 210 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Voigtländer Vito III Prototype£3,564
8 Jun 2019 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €4,000 · lot AI_34_37464hammer ↗
● Prototype+ lens
Voigtländer Vito III Prototype£9,712
10 Mar 2018 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €11,000 · lot AI_32_36293hammer ↗
● Prototype+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Voigtländer Vito III is a 35mm folding camera introduced by Voigtländer in the early 1950s.
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 Vitos
Vito B
4 salesabout £108IndicativeVito C
2 salesSales onlyVito Automatic I
1 saleSales onlyVito CL
1 saleSales onlyVito II
1 saleSales onlyVito IIa
1 saleSales onlyVito 110
0 salesNo sales yetVito 110 OD
0 salesNo sales yet
4 salesabout £108IndicativeVito C
2 salesSales onlyVito Automatic I
1 saleSales onlyVito CL
1 saleSales onlyVito II
1 saleSales onlyVito IIa
1 saleSales onlyVito 110
0 salesNo sales yetVito 110 OD
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What affects the price and value of a Vito III?
Bellows condition, shutter accuracy, lens clarity and rangefinder alignment are the main factors that move the price a clean Vito III sells for at auction.
Facts
- Maker
- Voigtlander& Sohn
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 15
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 18 Apr 2023
- Median
- £219
- Middle half
- £150–£2,782
- Evidence
- Fair · wide spread, old, version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Voigtlander& Sohn Vito III: typical sale price £219, the median of 15 recorded sales, 1998–2023, middle half £150–£2,782 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/v/voigtlander-sohn/vito-iii/