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Zeiss Ikon Contaflex (TLR)

The Zeiss Ikon Contaflex (TLR) is a 35mm twin-lens reflex camera introduced in 1935. It was positioned at the top of the pre-war 35mm market, with interchangeable taking lenses and a built-in meter, and it sold in small numbers compared with contemporary Contax rangefinders.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Contaflex TLR have ranged from about £100 to £1,900, with a median around £800 — these are saleroom wholesale results and exclude buyer's and seller's commission. The market is highly condition-sensitive: a tired body with a seized meter sold for £101 in 2025, while complete outfits with extra lenses have fetched four figures. Values today still reward examples with working shutter speeds, clean finders and original accessory lenses, and a cased set is worth noticeably more than a body alone.

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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 Variant
Nov 2025 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Oct 2025 £101 Chiswick Auctions
Nov 2023 £750 Flints Auctions
Aug 2023 £725 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Jun 2022 EUR 1,500 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 EUR 3,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2019 EUR 4,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2019 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2018 £960 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £984 Flints Auctions
Nov 2016 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Mar 2014 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 1,030 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 700 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 1,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 11,000 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 950 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,000 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 2,600 Leitz Auction
Feb 2006 £1,920 Christie's
Nov 2005 EUR 1,550 Leitz Auction
Nov 2005 £504 Christie's
Feb 2004 £717 Christie's
Nov 2003 EUR 1,146 Leitz Auction
Nov 2003 EUR 1,375 Leitz Auction
May 2003 EUR 1,667 Leitz Auction
Nov 2001 £822 Christie's
Nov 1999 £747 Christie's
Nov 1998 £805 Christie's
Jul 1998 £805 Christie's