A Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35mm Rangefinder Camera£45
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Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35
camera
The Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35 typically sells for £65 (median of 16 recorded sales, 2002–2026; fair evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£65
median of 16 sales, 2002–2026
Fairversion mix
Middle half of sales: £45–£89
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£6515 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Tessar 50mm£21
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 2002; no trend line.
Latest sales All 17 →
ZEISS IKON CONTESSA 35MM CAMERA outfit. TESTED/Near mint£106
○ version can’t tellawaiting classification · not in the price
Zeiss Ikon Contessa LKE 35mm Film Camera Carl Zeiss Tessar 2.8/50 Lens with Case£21
● Tessar 50mm+ lens
A Zeiss Ikon Contessa 533/24 35mm Rangefinder Camera£20
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A Zeiss Ikon Contessa 533/24 Rangefinder Camera£45
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What it is
As of today in 2026, that figure reflects wholesale saleroom pricing for one example and condition, so what a Contessa 35 is worth at auction can vary significantly with cosmetics, bellows integrity, and shutter function.","buying_guide":"Inspect the bellows for pinholes, check the Synchro Compur shutter fires accurately at all speeds, and verify the rangefinder patch is visible and aligned.
Generated summary, 3 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 Contessas
Contessa LK (10.0637)
6 salesabout £42IndicativeContessa LKE (10.0638)
2 salesSales onlyContessa SLK
2 salesSales onlyContessa L (10.0616)
0 salesNo sales yetContessa LBE (10.0639)
0 salesNo sales yet
6 salesabout £42IndicativeContessa LKE (10.0638)
2 salesSales onlyContessa SLK
2 salesSales onlyContessa L (10.0616)
0 salesNo sales yetContessa LBE (10.0639)
0 salesNo sales yet
Questions
What variants of the Contessa 35 exist?
Recorded variants include the Synchro Compur, a gray-covered Synchro Compur, and a Tessar 50mm version.
Facts
- Maker
- Zeiss Ikon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 16
- First sale
- 15 Nov 2002
- Latest sale
- 26 Aug 2026
- Median
- £65
- Middle half
- £45–£89
- Evidence
- Fair · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Zeiss Ikon Contessa 35: typical sale price £65, the median of 16 recorded sales, 2002–2026, middle half £45–£89 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/contessa-35/