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Rollei Rolleiflex 3.5F

The Rolleiflex 3.5F is a twin-lens reflex (TLR) medium format camera producing 6×6cm negatives on 120 roll film, fitted with an f/3.5 taking lens. Introduced by Rollei in the late 1950s, it sat at the upper end of the company's TLR range and was offered with either a Zeiss Planar or Schneider Xenotar taking lens.

At UK auction, hammer prices for the Rolleiflex 3.5F have typically run from around £250 to £900 over the last two years, with a median close to £620 — wholesale saleroom levels that exclude buyer's and seller's commission. As of 2026, clean, working bodies with matched cases and prism finders sit at the upper end of that range, while examples with haze, fungus or sticky shutters sell for noticeably less. Condition, serial-number era and accessory completeness drive most of the variance in what a 3.5F is worth today.

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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.

Prices updated: April 2026

Date Price Source
Apr 2026 £1,025 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2026 £400 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2025 £360 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Nov 2025 £400 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Nov 2025 £900 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2025 £252 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Jul 2025 £525 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
May 2025 £650 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Apr 2025 £688 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £775 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2025 £850 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Mar 2025 £882 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Mar 2025 £580 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Mar 2025 £882 🇬🇧 Chiswick Auctions
Feb 2025 £275 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2025 £262 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £750 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £938 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2024 £600 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2024 £460 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Oct 2024 £400 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services
Aug 2024 £500 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £238 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £688 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Feb 2024 £500 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2023 £688 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2023 £500 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jul 2023 £650 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
May 2023 £850 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2022 £625 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 USD 1,800 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 1,000 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 1,200 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2022 USD 950 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Aug 2022 £688 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Aug 2022 £750 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 £930 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2021 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2021 £400 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2021 £744 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £893 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £1,178 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £992 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2019 USD 825 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Apr 2019 £816 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £900 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2019 £900 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £840 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £360 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £480 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 £864 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jul 2018 £340 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2018 £576 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Oct 2017 £864 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2015 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 850 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2014 EUR 1,100 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2013 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 1,800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 600 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2009 EUR 800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 600 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 950 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 420 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £288 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2007 £600 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2007 £780 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 £288 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2006 £420 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2006 £264 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £540 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £336 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2005 £240 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2005 £96 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 530 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Feb 2005 £300 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2005 £168 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 £239 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 761 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Sep 2004 £382 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2004 £478 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2004 £227 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2003 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Apr 2003 £211 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2003 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2003 £587 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2003 £411 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 £352 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2002 £376 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2002 £282 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2002 £528 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 2002 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2002 £470 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2002 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2002 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2002 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2001 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2001 £235 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2001 £293 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2001 £470 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2001 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2001 £176 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2001 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 2001 £235 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 2001 £352 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2000 £211 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £70 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £258 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £493 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £188 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £352 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £352 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 2000 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £82 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £329 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £446 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £493 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £470 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £305 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 2000 £517 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 1999 £230 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 1999 £218 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 1999 £517 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 1999 £575 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 1999 £299 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £253 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1999 £402 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £218 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £402 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £437 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £299 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £322 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £345 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 1998 £218 🇬🇧 Christie's
Sep 1998 £368 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 1998 £322 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 1998 £920 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £345 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 1998 £552 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1998 £230 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 1998 £483 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jan 1998 £690 🇬🇧 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Rolleiflex 3.5F worth at UK auction?

Recent UK hammer prices have ranged from about £250 for tired, uncosmetic examples up to around £900 for clean, fully working bodies, with a median near £620.

How much does a Rolleiflex 3.5F sell for compared with the 2.8F?

The 3.5F consistently sells for less than the faster 2.8F variant at auction; recent 3.5F results cluster in the mid-hundreds, whereas 2.8F hammer prices routinely run higher.

Does the choice of Planar or Xenotar affect the price?

Both lenses are well regarded and the price difference at auction is small; condition, shutter health and completeness of the outfit tend to matter more to the final value than which taking lens is fitted.

Are older sale results still a reliable guide to value?

Earlier results from 2019–2020 occasionally reached £900–£1,200, but 2024–2025 hammer prices have softened, so recent sales are a better reference for what a 3.5F sells for now.

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