A Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special SLR Camera Body£270
25 Jun 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 73 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special
camera
The Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special sells for about £380 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2001–2025; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£380
median of only 4 sales, 2001–2025
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£340
Without the lowest sale£420
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special SLR Camera£340
29 Oct 2015 · Special Auction Services · lot 85hammer ↗
+ lens
A Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special SLR Camera£420
29 Oct 2015 · Special Auction Services · lot 84hammer ↗
+ lens
Contarex Special no. U25631£449
20 Mar 2001 · Christie's · lot 146premium removed ↗
+ lens
Contarex Special no. U26376£900
13 Jul 2000 · Christie's · lot 165premium removed ↗
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Contarex Special no. U24651£400
9 Jul 1998 · Christie's · lot 291premium removed ↗
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 19 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Contarexs
Contarex Bullseye
52 sales£180SolidContarex Super
32 sales£410SolidContarex Electronic
18 sales£485FairContarex Professional
7 salesabout £444IndicativeContarex Hologon
5 salesabout £300IndicativeContarex Microscope
0 salesNo sales yet
52 sales£180SolidContarex Super
32 sales£410SolidContarex Electronic
18 sales£485FairContarex Professional
7 salesabout £444IndicativeContarex Hologon
5 salesabout £300IndicativeContarex Microscope
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What should I check before buying one?
Verify shutter speeds, finder condition, lens mount integrity and overall cosmetics, and factor in the cost and limited availability of specialist Contarex servicing.
Facts
- Maker
- Zeiss Ikon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 20 Mar 2001
- Latest sale
- 25 Jun 2025
- Median
- £380
- Middle half
- £323–£427
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Zeiss Ikon Contarex Special: about £380, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2001–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contarex-special/