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Ensign Selfix 820 Special

The Ensign Selfix 820 Special is a British folding roll-film camera that takes 120 film, produced by Houghton-Butcher (Ensign) in the post-war period. It sat at the upper end of the Selfix folder range when new, intended for photographers wanting a pocketable medium-format camera.

At UK auction in recent years, hammer prices for the Selfix 820 Special have ranged from about £110 to £210, with only a small number of recorded results to anchor a median near £160. Today the model trades in a thin market at saleroom level, so what one sells for depends heavily on shutter condition, bellows integrity and completeness of the case and finder.

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
Aug 2023 £40 Special Auction Services
Mar 2023 £112 Flints Auctions
Nov 2004 EUR 208 Leitz Auction