Zeiss Ikon VEB Contax D Body Body Analog SLR M42£103
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Zeiss Ikon Contax D
camera
The Zeiss Ikon Contax D sells for about £103 (median of only 9 recorded sales, 1998–2026; indicative, version mix).
Typical sale price
about£103
median of only 9 sales, 1998–2026
Indicativeversion mix
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£92
Without the lowest sale£112
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1039 sales
Every sale
Zeiss Ikon VEB Contax D Vintage 35mm Film SLR Camera, M42 Mount, With Case£65
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A Zeiss Ikon Contax D 35mm SLR Camera£80
20 Aug 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 45 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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A Zeiss Ikon Contax D 35mm SLR Camera£40
28 Jan 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 321 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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A Zeiss Ikon Contax D SLR Camera£45
20 Aug 2024 · Special Auction Services · lot 207 · TWO DAY: Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
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A Zeiss Ikon Contax D SLR Camera£120
28 Jan 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 389 · Cameras, Scientific & Collectablespremium removed
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Zeiss Ikon Contax D£226
21 Nov 2015 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €320 · lot AI_28_32409hammer ↗
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Zeiss Ikon VEB Contax D£159
23 May 2009 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €180 · lot AI_15_18620hammer ↗
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Contax D SLR no. 65643£120
19 Mar 1998 · Christie's · lot 229premium removed ↗
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What it is
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Generated summary, 21 May 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 Contaxs
Contax IIIa
76 sales£200SolidContax I
58 sales£190SolidContax IIa
45 sales£160SolidContax II
32 sales£110SolidContax III
32 sales£98SolidContax S
1 saleSales onlyContax E
0 salesNo sales yetContax F
0 salesNo sales yet
76 sales£200SolidContax I
58 sales£190SolidContax IIa
45 sales£160SolidContax II
32 sales£110SolidContax III
32 sales£98SolidContax S
1 saleSales onlyContax E
0 salesNo sales yetContax F
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
Is the 'small D' variant more valuable?
The small D refers to the earlier pentaprism body style; collectors pay a modest premium for clean, fully functional examples, but the sales data here is too thin to quantify a precise variant uplift.
Facts
- Maker
- Zeiss Ikon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 9
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 20 Jun 2026
- Median
- £103
- Middle half
- £65–£120
- Evidence
- Indicative · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Zeiss Ikon Contax D: about £103, the median of 9 recorded sales, 1998–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-d/