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Canon L1 'Navy'

The Canon L1 is a 35mm rangefinder camera with a Leica screw mount (M39) lens fitting, produced by Canon in the late 1950s. The 'Navy' designation refers to a small batch of L1 bodies supplied to military buyers, making it a scarce variant among Canon's screwmount rangefinder line.

Auction evidence for the Canon L1 'Navy' is extremely thin: the only recorded UK hammer result in our dataset is a single sale at £900 in 2008, so a meaningful current price band cannot be drawn today. As a wholesale saleroom figure that excludes buyer's and seller's commission, this one data point suggests the variant sells for a clear premium over a standard L1, but a fresh sale would be needed to confirm what one is worth in the current market.

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
Nov 2008 EUR 900 Leitz Auction