Vintage cameras by minor makers - price guide and values

German Fernseh Black & White Television Camera from Channel 9

German Fernseh black & white television camera. Camera No.2 from channel 9 studio, Willoughby, circa 1955. The matching channel 9 camera No.1, is now in the Powerhouse Museum. Camera no. 2 is thought likely to be the camera used by Tcn-9 on the 16th Sep.…

Sankyo 8-R Movie Camera with Six Lenses and Shutter Release

Sankyo: Sankyo 8-R movie camera [#32664], c. 1950s, with six lenses on turret and shutter release cable attachment.

Pathe Webo M 16 Movie Camera with Som Berthiot Lenses

Pathe: Webo M 16 movie camera, c. 1980s, with Som Berthiot Tele Cinor 75 mm f3.5/Cinor 25 mm f1.9/Cinor 10 mm f1.9 lenses.

Pathe Webo Super 16 Movie Camera with Multiple Lenses

Pathe: Webo super 16 movie camera, c. 1946, with Tele-Cinor 75 mm f3.5/Cinor 25 mm f1.9/Cinor 20 mm f1.5 lenses.

Pathe Baby-Cine Motocamera 9.5mm Movie Camera Set, 1920s Vintage

Pathe: Baby-Cine Motocamera 9.5 mm movie camera, c. 1920s, in maker's box with lens cap, five film rolls (including one Mickey mouse cartoon), lighting guide, and two instruction booklets.

Leitz Leicina Special Super-8 Camera with Body Cap, c. 1972

Leitz: Leicina special Super-8 movie camera [#080648], c. 1972, with body cap.

Leitz Leicina Super RT1 Super-8 Camera with Vario Lens

Leitz: Leicina super RT1 Super-8 movie camera [#076311], c. 1970, with Leicina Vario 8-64 mm f1.9 lens and wrist strap.

US Army Air Forces An-N6 Camera Gun with Wollensak Lens

Lackner: Wing-mountable An-N6 camera gun 16 mm movie camera [#61425], c. 1940s, with Wollensak Type-V 35 mm f3.5 lens and lens filter. Marked 'Property of US army Air Forces', this camera was used to confirm hits during sorties, operating only when the…

Ensign Super Kinecam 16mm Movie Camera (c. 1931)

Houghton: Ensign super Kinecam 16 mm movie camera, c. 1931.

Vintage Eumig C16 16mm Movie Camera with Green Leather

Eumig: Eumig C16 16 mm movie camera [#1124030], c. 1956, with three lens caps and green leather detailing.

Ernemann Dresden: Kino Normal-Aufnahme 35mm Movie Camera, c. 1908

Ernemann Dresden: Kino a Normal-Aufnahme hand-cranked 35 mm movie camera, c. 1908, with H. Roussel Paris Kynor 50 mm f3.9 lens [#208959].

1930s Dekko Movie Camera Collection: Three Vintage Film Cameras

Dekko camera: three c. 1930s 9.5 mm movie cameras - one black-Bakelite Dekko in leather case with Electro Bewi light meter, one black-Bakelite Dekko, and one Dekko model 128. (3 movie cameras)

Bolex-Paillard: Praying Mantis Tripod Design

Bolex-Paillard: unusual 'Praying Mantis'-style camera tripod.

Bolex-Paillard Camera Attachments: Electric Grip, Surefire, Timer, Light Meter

Bolex-Paillard: four camera attachments - one electric grip, one Surefire grip, one automatic Self-Timer, and one Gossen light meter for Bolex. (4 items)

Bolex-Paillard: 8mm Movie Camera Wrist Straps Collection

Bolex-Paillard: Nineteen 8 mm movie camera wrist straps, mostly black/red woven leather. (19 items)

Bolex 580 Sound Super-8 Movie Camera with Vario Lens

Bolex-Paillard: Bolex 580 sound Super-8 movie camera [#026], c. 1977, with Bolex Vario 7.5-60 mm f1.7 lens and lens hood.

Bolex-Paillard H16 Rex-5 Movie Camera with Switar Lenses

Bolex-Paillard: H16 Rex-5 16 mm movie camera [#261101], c. 1974, with Switar 75 mm f1.9/Yvar 75 mm f2.8/Switar H16RX 25 mm f1.4 lenses, three metal lens caps, viewfinder, and magazine dock attachment.

Bolex-Paillard H-16 Rex-5 Camera Kit with Accessories in Case

Bolex-Paillard: H-16 Rex-5 16 mm movie camera [#255012], c. 1972, with Poe Bolex H16RX Kern Vario-Switar 16-100 mm f1.9 lens [#1119634] and lens cap, organised into flight case with pistol grip attachment and other accessories.

Bolex-Paillard H16 Rex-4 Reflex 16mm Movie Camera with Lenses

Bolex-Paillard: H16 Rex-4 Reflex 16 mm movie camera [#247980], c. 1969, with Macro-Switar H16RX 50 mm f1.4/Switar H16RX 25 mm f1.4 /Switar H16RX 10 mm f1.6 lenses, three metal lens caps, viewfinder, and magazine dock attachment.

Bolex-Paillard 16mm Movie Camera with Switar Lens and Motor Attachment

Bolex-Paillard: 16 mm movie camera with unusual ribbed metal body [#243578], c. 1969, with Switar 10 mm f1.6 lens [#1097950] and Conrac Corp Type-800P motor attachment.

Underwood Plate Tailboard Camera with Thornton-Pickard Shutter, 1880s London

Underwood: 3- x 4-" plate tailboard camera, c. 1880s, with Underwood lens with f11/16/22/32 aperture markings, Thornton-Pickard roller-blind shutter, lens cap, and 'John Piggott Cheapside London' retailer's plate.

Thornton-Pickard Wide Angle Brass Lens, 1890s, 30mm Diameter, f11-44

Thornton-Pickard: wide Angle brass lens, c. 1890s, with lens diameter of approx. 30 mm, total height of 43 mm, and f11/16/22/32/44 aperture markings.

Vintage Thornton-Pickard Camera with Twin Beck Symmetrical Lenses

Thornton-Pickard: twin Beck Symmetrical lenses mounted on Thornton-Pickard stereo roller-blind shutter (likely for Royal ruby camera), with Watson Bowden 'The Antinuous' shutter release cable.

Thornton-Pickard Junior Special Ruby Reflex SLR Camera (c. 1926)

Thornton-Pickard: 'Junior special ruby Reflex' 85 x 60 mm plate SLR camera, c. 1926, with Taylor, Taylor & Hobson Cooke Anastigmat 5" f4.5 lens [#90876].

Thornton-Pickard 24x18 cm Plate Tailboard Camera, circa 1900

Thornton-Pickard: 24 x 18 cm plate tailboard camera, c. 1900.

1880 Swift & Son Plate Tailboard Camera with Rapid Paragon Lens

Swift & Son: 8½ x 6½" plate tailboard camera, c. 1880, with swift & Son London Rapid Paragon lens [#516].

Focal Plane Reflector Camera with Wray London Lustrar Lens

Shew & Co.: 'Focal plane Reflector' 12 x 9.5 cm plate box-type reflex camera, c. 1910s, with Wray London Lustrar 6" f4.5 lens [#16911].

Rare Shew & Co. Xit Plate Camera with Bausch Lens

Shew & Co.: unusual 'Xit' 3¼ x 4¼" plate gate-struts camera, c. 1900, with Bausch & Lomb lens, Shew Pneumatic shutter, and lens cap.

Sands & Hunter 'Cranbourn' Plate Tailboard Camera with Beck Lens

Sands & hunter: 'Cranbourn' 4¾ x 6½" plate tailboard camera, c. 1895, with Beck symmetrical lens.

Tropical Hand-and-Stand Camera with Aldis Anastigmat Lens, c. 1910s

Sanderson: 4¾ x 6½" plate 'Tropical Hand-and-Stand' camera, c. 1910s, with Aldis Anastigmat no. 7 f7.7 lens [#41663].

Rochester Optical Folding Camera with Bausch Lomb Lens, c. 1900s

Rochester Optical: 3¼ x 4¼" plate Premo-type folding camera, c. 1900s, with Bausch Lomb 4 x 5 Rectilinear lens and Victor shutter.

Verascope No. 5 Stereo Plate Camera with Twin Lenses

Richard Jules: Verascope no. 5 stereo plate camera [#34654], c. 1911, with twin Tessar 55 mm f4.5 lenses.

1908 Glyphoscope Stereo Plate Cameras: Type 3 and Type 4

Richard Jules: two c. 1908 Glyphoscope stereo plate cameras [#52007 & 67892] - one type 3 and one type 4. (2 cameras)

Type 2 Glyphoscope Stereo Plate Camera, c. 1905

Richard Jules: type 2 Glyphoscope stereo plate camera [#66612], c. 1905.

Verascope No. 1 Stereo Plate Camera with Leather Case

Richard Jules: Verascope no. 1 stereo plate camera [#28521], c. 1899, with lens cap and matching Verascope leather case.

Rancoule 'Quo Vadis' Binocular Plate Camera, c. 1900s

Rancoule: 'Quo Vadis' 9 x 12 cm binocular-style plate camera, c. 1900s.

Vintage Mentor Camera with Carl Zeiss Lens, c. 1913

Mentor Goltz & Breutman: 'Mentor' approx. 10 x 8 cm plate reflex-type folding camera, c. 1913, with Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 15 cm f4.5 lens [#241814] and 'Ivens & Co. Den Haag' retailer's inlay.

Mahogany Plate Tailboard Camera with Spare Front Element, c. 1890s

Marion: mahogany 21.5 x 16.5 cm plate tailboard camera, c. 1890s, with three double-dark slides and spare front element.

1895 Lancaster 'Extra Special' Plate Camera with Busch Lens

Lancaster: 'Extra Special' 4¾ x 6½" plate triple-extension camera, c. 1895, with Busch's Rapide Aplanat no. 3 10" lens, Thornton-Pickard roller-blind shutter, and Watson Bowden 'The Antinuous' shutter release cable.

Lancaster Amateur Plate Tailboard Camera with Thornton-Pickard Shutter

Lancaster: 'Amateur' 4¾ x 6½" plate tailboard camera, c. 1895, with Thornton-Pickard roller-blind shutter.

Merveilleux Lancaster Plate Tailboard Camera, c. 1886

Lancaster: 'Merveilleux' 4¾ x 6½" plate tailboard camera, c. 1886, with lens with f4/6/8/14/16 aperture markings, and 'Kemp Chemist Chester' retailer's inlay.

Lancaster Stereo Tailboard Camera with Cooke Lenses, c. 1885

Lancaster: 4¾ x 6½" plate stereo tailboard camera, c. 1885, with twin Taylor, Taylor & Hobson no. 12/274 series III Cooke 4¼ x 3¼ Eq. Focus 4.05/4.95" lenses.

Korner & Mayer: Nettel Plate Camera with Tessar Lens

Korner & Mayer: 'Nettel' 9 x 15 cm plate strut-folding camera, c. 1902, with Tessar 15 cm f4.5 lens [#122058]. Korner & Mayer later became part of Contessa-Nettel, and thence Zeiss Ikon.

Huttig 5x7 Plate Tailboard Camera with Goerz Berlin Lens

Huttig: 5 x 7" plate tailboard camera, c. 1900, with Goerz Berlin Doppel-Anastigmat Syntor 180 mm f6.8 lens [#199679] and 'Rudolf Holzer St. Johann i. P.-Salzburg' retailer's plate.

Graflex Speed Graphic 3¼ x 4¼" Camera with Optar Lens

Graflex: Speed Graphic folding 3¼ x 4¼" plate camera, c. 1930, with Optar 135 mm f4.7 lens [#884480] and Kalart Synchronized range Finder attachment [#B90882].

Gomz FK-13 Tailboard Camera with N-51 210mm Lens, c. 1930

Gomz: 'Fk-13' 13 x 18 cm tailboard camera, c. 1930, with Gomz N-51 210 mm f4.5 lens [#5300308] and lens cap.

Goerz Stereo Vest Pocket Tenax Plate Stereo Camera (c. 1912)

Goerz: 'Stereo vest pocket Tenax' 45 x 107 mm plate stereo camera, c. 1912, with twin Celor 60 mm f4.5 lenses.

1/3 Scale Replica Daguerreotype Camera by Giroux Alphonse, c. 1970s

Giroux Alphonse: 1/3 scale replica Daguerreotype camera, c. 1970s. Produced by Jerry Smith.

Fallowfield 10x8 Plate Tailboard Camera with Wray London Lens

Fallowfield: 10 x 8" plate tailboard camera, c. 1890, with Wray London 15" lens [#3898] and three double-dark slides. Offered in case marked 'The London camera exchange Co Ltd'.

Eugen Loeber: 'Reisekamera' 5 x 7" Tropical Wood Tailboard Camera

Eugen Loeber: 'Reisekamera' 5 x 7" tropical wood tailboard camera, c. 1895, with well preserved blue bellows, Schlesicky-Strohlein Frankfurt am Mein Rapid Aplanat Comfort Serie B.A8 lens [#6158], and lens cap.

Demaria-Lapierre & Mollier 178x130mm Plate Tailboard Camera with Wollensak Lens

Demaria-Lapierre & Mollier: 178 x 130 mm plate tailboard camera, c. 1900s, with Wollensak Anastigmat series IV f6.3 lens [#203471] and roller-blind shutter.

Vintage Demaria-Lapierre & Mollier Plate Tailboard Camera with Lens

Demaria-Lapierre & Mollier: 15 x 10 cm plate tailboard camera, c. 1900s, with H. Roussel Paris Trylor 135 mm f4.5 lens [#436353].

Duchessa Stereo Camera with Twin Tessar Lenses and Compur Shutters

Contessa: Duchessa stereo 45 x 107 mm plate strut-folding stereo camera, c. 1913, with twin Tessar 65 mm f4.5 lenses and Compur shutters.

Carpentier Photo Jumelle Binocular Camera, 1890s

Carpentier: 'Photo Jumelle' 6.5 x 9 cm plate binocular-styled camera, c. 1890s.

Burke & James Watson 5x7 Plate Tailboard Camera with Lens

Burke & James: 'Watson' 5 x 7" plate tailboard camera with aluminium fittings and Schneider-Kreuznach Componon 135 mm f5.6 lens [#10048432].

Vintage Bing Werke Fitax I Stereo Plate Camera, 1920s

Bing Werke: 'Fitax I' 12 x 9 cm stereo plate camera, c. 1920s.

Tropical Wood Tailboard Camera, c. 1870, Unmarked Lens

Bial & Freund: 13 x 18 cm plate tropical wood tailboard camera, c. 1870, with unmarked lens.

Naturfarbenkamera: Rare 130x180cm Plate Camera with Goerz Celor Lens

Bermpohl & Co. K. G.: unusual 130 x 180 cm plate 'Naturfarbenkamera' single-exposure three-colour camera [#722], c. 1933, with Goerz Celor series Ib no. 3 Focus 8¼" f5 [#310045]. Offered in felt-lined box with six double dark slides.

1880s Large Format Studio Camera with Taylor Hobson Lens

Circa 1880s large format 5 x 7' plate studio camera with 1.26m high stand, Taylor Hobson series Iid Cooke portrait Anastigmat 15'/380 mm f3.5 lens [#221713], and lens cap.

PDQ Model H Street Camera with Newton Finder and Shutter Cable

Pdq camera: model H 'Street Camera' [#H1788], c. 1935, with folding Newton finder and shutter release cable.

Olympus Pen F Lens Mount Adapter, c. 1970s

Olympus: Om lens mount Adapter pen F, c. 1970s.

Olympus OM-10 SLR Camera with 50mm Lens and Accessories

Olympus: Om-10 SLR camera, c. 1979, with Zuiko Auto-S 50 mm f1.8 lens, lens cap, neck strap, and leather case.

Olympus 35 Rc Rangefinder Camera with E. Zuiko Lens, Box

Olympus: Olympus 35 Rc rangefinder camera [#466719], c. 1970, with E. Zuiko 42 mm f2.8 lens and lens cap. Offered in maker's box with two instruction booklets.

Vintage Olympus Camera Trio: Trip 35, Quickmatic, OM10 (3 Cameras)

Olympus: group of three cameras - one c. 1960s Olympus Trip 35 with lens cap and wrist strap, one c. 1960s Olympus Quickmatic, and one Olympus OM10 with neck strap. (3 cameras)

Olympus PM-6 Microscope Camera Set with Shutter Release Cable

Olympus: Black-body PM-6 microscope camera [#202052], c. 1954, with shutter release cable, barrel adapter element, and maker's wooden box bearing 'Olympus Tokyo' plate.

Nikon Point-of-Sale Signs Set

Nippon Kogaku: three 28.5 x 38 cm free-standing point-of-sale signs, each with 'Nikon' logo. (3 items)

Nikon S2 Brown Leather Camera Bag with Multiple Compartments

Nippon Kogaku: brown leather camera bag for Nikon S2 or similar, with many interior compartments for accessory storage.

Nikon Mf-4 250 Exposure Magazine Back, c. 1980s

Nippon Kogaku: Nikon Mf-4 250 exposure magazine back [#103660], c. 1980s.

Nippon Kogaku Nikon F Nikkor Brown Leather Cases Collection

Nippon Kogaku: ten brown leather cases stamped variously 'Nippon Kogaku/Nikon F/Nikon/Nikkor', including several lens cases, one camera case, and others. (10 items)

Nikon F2 Chrome Prism Viewfinder, Nippon Kogaku, c. 1971

Nippon Kogaku: De-1 prism viewfinder for Nikon F2, c. 1971, in chrome.

Nikon F3 Hp SLR Camera Bundle with Accessories, c. 1983

Nippon Kogaku: Nikon F3 Hp SLR camera [#1547823], c. 1983, in leather case with Nikkor-S auto 50 mm f1.4 lens with front and rear caps, Nikkor-Q auto 200 mm f4 lens with front and rear caps, three lens filters, Speedlight Sb-16 flash attachment, Soligor…

Al-Vista 5D Panoramic Camera with Spirit-Level, c. 1908

Multiscope & film Co.: Al-Vista 5D panoramic camera, c. 1908, with spirit-level and 'Baker & Rouse' retailer's plate.

1960s Miranda camera accessories bundle: finders, prism, filters

Miranda: six c. 1960s camera accessories - one Vfe-1 waist-level finder, one waist-level finder with ratchet magnification, one prism finder with accessory shoe, one 5x/15x magnification prism finder, one 46 mm Y2 lens filter, and one 46 mm Uv lens filter…

Minox Camera Accessories Collection in Maker's Boxes (11 Items)

Minox: eleven accessories, all of them in maker's boxes - one pocket tripod with leather purse, one tripod Adapter, one model B flash gun, one model B Reflex Viewfinder, one chrome model B right Angle Finder, one grey plastic right Angle Finder, one…

1950s Minox Black Bakelite Daylight Developing Tanks Set with Accessories

Minox: three c. 1950s black Bakelite daylight developing tanks - one complete in maker's box with thermometer, spacer, and instruction booklet, one in maker's box with spacer and instruction booklet, and one on its own. (3 items)

Rare Titanium Minox Tlx Camera Set with Accessories, c. 1995

Minox: rare titanium-bodied Minox Tlx subminiature camera [#2603313], c. 1995, with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered as a set in maker's case and outer box, with 8 x 11 flash accessory and adapter, Minopan film cartridge, black leatherette camera case, and…

Minox LX Subminiature Camera with Accessories, c. 1980s

Minox: Minox Lx subminiature camera [#2513378], c. 1980s, in black with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens, together with instruction booklet, black leatherette case, and chain.

Minox Bl Subminiature Camera Set with Flash and Accessories

Minox: Minox Bl subminiature camera [#1214336], c. 1973, in chrome with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered in black maker's case with Minox C4 flash accessory, film case, and instruction booklet.

Minox Bl Subminiature Camera Set with Accessories, c. 1973

Minox: Minox Bl subminiature camera [#1201882], c. 1973, in chrome with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered in black maker's case with Minox C4 flash accessory, leatherette camera case, chain, and instruction booklet.

Minox C Subminiature Camera Set with Flash and Accessories

Minox: Minox C subminiature camera [#2407479], c. 1970s, with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered in maker's case with C4 flash accessory, leatherette cases for both camera and flash unit, chain, film canister, and two instruction booklets.

Minox C Subminiature Camera Set with Leather Case and Manual

Minox: Minox C subminiature camera [#2434636], c. 1970s, with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered in maker's case with black leatherette camera case, chain, and instruction booklet.

Minox C Subminiature Camera Set with 15mm Lens, 1970s

Minox: Minox C subminiature camera [#2462700], c. 1970s, in black with Minox 15 mm f3.5 lens. Offered in maker's case with black leatherette camera case, chain, film canister, and two instruction booklets.

Pair of Vintage Minox B Subminiature Cameras with Accessories

Minox: two c. 1960s chrome-body Minox B subminiature cameras [#671070 & #849467], one of which with 'Wetzlar' engraving on rear, with two leather cases, one chain, branded plastic case, and two instruction booklets. (2 cameras)

Pair of Rare 1960s Chrome Minox B Subminiature Cameras

Minox: two c. 1960s chrome-body Minox B subminiature cameras [#837451 & #880004], one of which with uncommon 'B' engraving on rear, both in leather case with chain. (2 cameras)

Minox B Subminiature Camera Set with Flash Gun Accessory

Minox: Minox B subminiature camera [#931226], c. 1960s, in chrome with Complan 15 mm f3.5 lens. Presented in maker's box together with two instruction booklets, brown leatherette case and chain, and Minox model B flash gun accessory in brown leatherette…