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Private Sale - Film Tested", "price": 156, "currency": "EUR", "gbp": 133, "basis": "marketplace", "version": null, "version_status": "undeterminable", "in_typical_price": true, "set_apart": null, "flags": [], "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127971141698", "lot": null }, { "id": 9847, "date": "2026-01-13", "venue": "Special Auction Services", "title": "A Zeiss Ikon Contax II Rangefinder Camera", "price": 45, "currency": "GBP", "gbp": 45, "basis": "hammer", "version": null, "version_status": "pending", "in_typical_price": true, "set_apart": null, "flags": [], "source_url": null, "lot": "272" }, { "id": 22020, "date": "2025-07-25", "venue": "Flints Auctions", "title": "A Ziess Ikon Contax II 35mm Rangefinder Camera", "price": 62, "currency": "GBP", "gbp": 50, "basis": "premium_inclusive", "version": null, "version_status": "undeterminable", "in_typical_price": true, "set_apart": null, "flags": [], "source_url": null, "lot": "92" }, { "id": 44094, "date": "2025-04-29", "venue": "Flints Auctions", "title": "A Zeiss Ikon Contax 2 Camera Outfit", "price": 200, "currency": "GBP", "gbp": 160, "basis": "premium_inclusive", "version": null, "version_status": "undeterminable", "in_typical_price": false, "set_apart": "outfits", "flags": [ "title_miss" ], "source_url": null, "lot": "170" } ], "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-ii/sales/", "citation": "“Zeiss Ikon Contax II: typical sale price £110, the median of 32 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £68–£205 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-ii/", "method": { "version": 1, "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/" }, "computed_at": "2026-10-08 00:10:00.968880", "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made." }