Zeh Zeca-Flex
The Zeh Zeca-Flex is a folding roll-film camera produced in Germany by Zeh of Dresden. It was introduced in the 1930s and sold as a mid-tier folder aimed at amateur photographers of the period.
At recent UK auction, Zeca-Flex hammer prices have ranged from around £380 to £760, with a median close to £520 — these are saleroom results rather than dealer retail. Older Christie's results from the late 1990s and early 2000s fell in a similar £480–£710 band, so today in 2026 the model still sells for broadly the same money it was worth twenty years ago. Condition of the bellows, shutter and viewing system drives most of the price variation.
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.
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| Aug 2024 | £756 | Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 228) Title: A Zeh Zeca-Flex TLR Camera
Description:
A Zeh Zeca-Flex TLR Camera Serial No: Body: G - missing leatherette from film counter panel Shutter: Working Lens: Schneider-Kreuznach 7.5cm f/3.5 (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Apr 2023 | £380 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 354) Title: A Zeh Zeca-Flex Folding Strut TLR Camera
Description:
A Zeh Zeca-Flex Folding Strut TLR Camera serial no W. 1383, body G, brassing to top edges, paint wear to finder lens plate, some scuffs to |
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| Jun 2022 | EUR 1,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 40 (Lot AI_40_40148) Title: ZEH Zeca-Flex
Description:
Rare German strut-folding TLR for 6x6cm exposure on 120 film, in very good and original condition, with Xenar 3.5/7.5cm no.978273 mounted in Compur shutter, short-lived production due to the impopularity of these folding style cameras at the time Estimate: EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,400 |
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| Oct 2019 | £984 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicine (Lot 343) Title: A Zeh Zeca-Flex Folding TLR Camera
Description:
1937, black, serial no. W1175, Schneider Xenar f/3.5 75mm lens, serial no. 1028094, body, VG, shutter working, slow speeds sticking, lens, VG, some |
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| Mar 2007 | £480 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras, Photographs and Optical Toys (Lot 433) Title: Zeca-Flex Camera
Description:
Zeca-Flex Camera Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| May 2005 | EUR 900 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 7 (Lot AI_7_24799) Title: Zeh Zeca-Flex
Description:
German TLR for 6x6cm exposures on 120 rollfilm, Xenar 3.5/7.5cm no.1191546 in Compur shutter, in very good condition, uncommon Estimate: EUR 1,500 - EUR 1,800 |
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| Feb 2002 | £705 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 473) Title: Zeca-Flex TLR no. W1055
Description:
Zeca-Flex TLR no. W1055 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| Oct 1998 | £517 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS & OPTICAL TOYS (Lot 356) Title: Zeca-Flex no. W1019
Description:
Zeca-Flex no. W1019 Estimate: £400 - £600 |
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