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    "name": "Zeiss Ikon Contax III",
    "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-iii/",
    "brand": {
        "name": "Zeiss Ikon",
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    },
    "answer": "The Zeiss Ikon Contax III typically sells for £98 (median of 32 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread, version mix).",
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        "middle_half_gbp": [
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            222
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            "1998-03-19",
            "2026-08-26"
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            "median_gbp": 95
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            "median_usd": 132,
            "median_eur": 116,
            "note": "USD and EUR from each sale converted at its month’s ECB rate"
        },
        "basis": "Auction hammer prices with the buyer’s premium removed; eBay as sold"
    },
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            "n": 1,
            "grade": "sales_only",
            "median_gbp": null
        },
        {
            "name": "Jena Contax",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-iii/v/jena-contax/",
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            "n": 2,
            "grade": "sales_only",
            "median_gbp": null
        },
        {
            "name": "German Navy (Kriegsmarine)",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-iii/v/german-navy-kriegsmarine/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 1,
            "grade": "sales_only",
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        "undeterminable": 5
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        {
            "id": 80736,
            "date": "2026-08-26",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Zeiss Ikon Contax III 35mm Camera",
            "price": 38,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 30,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": null,
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            "in_typical_price": true,
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            "lot": "53"
        },
        {
            "id": 73670,
            "date": "2026-08-14",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "ZEISS IKON CONTAX III RANGEFINDER CAMERA BODY ONLY EX!",
            "price": 141,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 141,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "pending",
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            "flags": [],
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            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 73673,
            "date": "2026-07-07",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Contax III Rangefinder with Zeiss Opton Sonnar 2/50 T",
            "price": 249,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 213,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/286355313953",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 49560,
            "date": "2026-07-07",
            "venue": "Flints Auctions",
            "title": "A Contax III 35mm Rangefinder Camera",
            "price": 150,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 120,
            "basis": "premium_inclusive",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "pending",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": null,
            "lot": "47"
        },
        {
            "id": 71568,
            "date": "2026-06-17",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Contax III Zeiss Ikon camera 135mm Sonnar Opton lens f4  ref:3299",
            "price": 74,
            "currency": "GBP",
            "gbp": 74,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/127925644044",
            "lot": null
        }
    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-iii/sales/",
    "citation": "“Zeiss Ikon Contax III: typical sale price £98, the median of 32 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £60–£222 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contax-iii/",
    "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."
}