Ernemann Simplex Ernoflex
The Ernemann Simplex Ernoflex is an early 20th-century single-lens reflex camera from the Dresden maker Ernemann, a firm absorbed into Zeiss Ikon in 1926. It sits within Ernemann's Ernoflex line of reflex bodies and is now collected primarily as a pre-war German SLR.
Hammer prices at recent UK auction have run from about £70 up to roughly £600, with a mid-point near £250 — a wide spread that shows just how condition-sensitive this camera's value is today in 2026. Tired, incomplete bodies sell for under £100, while clean examples with a working shutter and original lens fetch the upper end of that range. Because these are wholesale saleroom results rather than retail asking prices, dealer shop tickets for comparable condition typically sit higher than what the Simplex Ernoflex is worth at the rostrum.
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.
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| Nov 2025 | £70 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 81) Title: An Ernemann Simplex Ernoflex 4,5x6cm Reflex Camera
Description:
An Ernemann Simplex Ernoflex 4,5x6cm Reflex Camera, serial no 1273941, shutter not working, body G, wear to viewing hood, light scuffs, with Ernemann |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 600 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 30 (Lot AI_30_34072) Title: Ernemann Simplex-Ernoflex
Description:
6.5x9cm, fine original condition with strap, focal plane shutter, very rare with fast Carl Zeiss Jena Biotessar 2.8/13.5cm no.889233 (clean optics), cap Estimate: EUR 1,000 - EUR 1,200 |
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| Mar 1999 | £253 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 401) Title: Simplex Ernoflex no. 1273998
Description:
Simplex Ernoflex no. 1273998 Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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