Zeiss Ikon Contaflex (TLR)

camera

The Zeiss Ikon Contaflex (TLR) typically sells for £793 (median of 44 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, version mix).

Typical sale price
£793

median of 44 sales, 1998–2026

Solidversion mix
£500£1k£2k

Middle half of sales: £615–£1,011

Which version was it?
2matched28listing doesn’t say14not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£79342 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
for China£1,163, £620

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Over time

£500£1k£2k200020102020

Every sale since 1998; no trend line.

Latest sales All 52 →

A Zeiss Ikon Contaflex 860/24 TLR Camera£600
6 Aug 2026 · Special Auction Services · lot 109 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
○ version not yet checked
A Zeiss Ikon Contaflex 35mm TLR Camera£900
29 Apr 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 295 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex TLR with Sonnar 1.5/5cm£1,320
22 Nov 2025 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,500 · lot A02514hammer ↗
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Zeiss Ikon Contaflex TLR with Sonnar 2/5cm£1,408
22 Nov 2025 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,600 · lot A02408hammer ↗
○ version can’t telloutfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens

What it is

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Generated summary, 19 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 Contaflexs

Questions

Is the Contaflex TLR rare?

Yes — it was an expensive professional model in the late 1930s and survives in small numbers, which supports the values seen at auction.

Facts

Maker
Zeiss Ikon
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
44
First sale
29 Jan 1998
Latest sale
6 Aug 2026
Median
£793
Middle half
£615–£1,011
Evidence
Solid · version mix
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Zeiss Ikon Contaflex (TLR): typical sale price £793, the median of 44 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £615–£1,011 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contaflex-tlr/

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