Zeiss Ikon Sonnet 303 Tropen (Tropical)

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The Zeiss Ikon Sonnet 303 Tropen (Tropical) sells for about £380 (median of only 3 recorded sales, 2008–2019; indicative, one source, old).

Typical sale price
about£380

median of only 3 sales, 2008–2019

Indicativeone sourceold
£351£380£490

Few sales, all from Leitz Photographica Auction. 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£366
Without the lowest sale£435

Every sale

What it is

{"overview":"The Zeiss Ikon Sonnet 303 Tropen is a tropical-finish folding camera from Zeiss Ikon, the German optical group formed in 1926 from the merger of several established camera makers. Brass fittings are often re-lacquered or polished, which can affect originality and price; ask whether the finish is untouched.

Generated summary, 29 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Other Sonnets

Sonnet 303
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Questions

Why do tropical Zeiss Ikon cameras command a higher price?

Tropical models were produced in smaller numbers with teak or light-wood bodies and brass fittings, and that scarcity plus the distinctive finish is what drives their value above standard leather-covered equivalents.

Facts

Maker
Zeiss Ikon
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
3
First sale
7 Jun 2008
Latest sale
8 Jun 2019
Median
£380
Middle half
£366–£435
Evidence
Indicative · one source, old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Zeiss Ikon Sonnet 303 Tropen (Tropical): about £380, the median of 3 recorded sales, 2008–2019 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/z/zeiss-ikon/sonnet-303-tropen-tropical/

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