Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III

camera

The Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III typically sells for £172 (median of 10 recorded sales, 2003–2025; fair evidence).

Typical sale price
£172

median of 10 sales, 2003–2025

Fair
£50£100£200£500

Middle half of sales: £121–£265

Which version was it?
7matched1listing doesn’t say2not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£2603 sales
(853/16)£1707 sales£123–£220

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Over time

£50£100£200£500200320102020

Every sale since 2003; no trend line.

Latest sales All 11 →

Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III 853/16 TLR Camera Tessar 2.8/80mm Lenses - Parts Repair£67
29 Jul 2026 · eBay · $90as sold ↗
● (853/16)awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
A Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III (853/16) Medium Format TLR Camera£70
24 Sep 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 320 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
A Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III 853/16 Medium Format TLR Camera£260
20 Jun 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 226 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
A Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III 853/16 TLR Camera£170
28 Mar 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 316 · The Collectors Salepremium removed

What it is

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Generated summary, 22 Apr 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 Ikoflexs

Questions

Is the Ikoflex III a good buyer's camera at current prices?

For collectors of pre-war Zeiss Ikon TLRs the current price band is accessible, but budget for a possible CLA since service-ready examples command a premium over untested bodies.

Facts

Maker
Zeiss Ikon
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
10
First sale
23 May 2003
Latest sale
24 Sep 2025
Median
£172
Middle half
£121–£265
Evidence
Fair
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex III: typical sale price £172, the median of 10 recorded sales, 2003–2025, middle half £121–£265 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/ikoflex-iii/

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