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Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta BX

The Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta BX (reference 533/16) is a folding medium-format camera shooting 6x6 frames on 120 roll film, fitted with a coupled rangefinder and an uncoupled selenium exposure meter in the top housing. It sat at the upper end of Zeiss Ikon's post-war folding range, positioned as a pocketable alternative to a twin-lens reflex for advanced amateurs.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Super Ikonta BX 533/16 have spanned roughly £81 to £700, with typical clean-but-used examples selling in the £80–£120 band; the £700 result in mid-2025 reflects an unusually complete or cosmetically exceptional example rather than the norm. As of 2026, the median of recent saleroom results sits close to £95, so that is the figure most owners asking what a Super Ikonta BX is worth today should anchor to. Condition drives the spread heavily — working meter, clean bellows and functional rangefinder are what separate a £100 body from one that sells for several times that.

Variants

Variant Years Edition Sales Price Range
(533/16) — — 6 £63 – £700
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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Date Price Source Variant
Jun 2025 EUR 700 Leitz Auction (533/16)
Jun 2025 £94 Flints Auctions (533/16)
Nov 2023 £69 Flints Auctions —
Jun 2023 £81 Flints Auctions (533/16)
Feb 2006 £120 Christie's (533/16)
Nov 2004 £83 Christie's —
Oct 2000 £117 Christie's (533/16)
Jul 2000 £188 Christie's —
Oct 1999 £138 Christie's —
Jul 1998 £63 Christie's (533/16)

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