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Rollei Tele-rolleiflex

The Rollei Tele-Rolleiflex is a twin-lens reflex medium-format camera for 120 roll film, shooting 6x6 square negatives. It was introduced in 1959 as a specialist variant of the Rolleiflex line fitted with a longer-focal-length taking lens, aimed at portrait and detail work where the standard 75mm/80mm Rolleiflex was too wide.

At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Tele-Rolleiflex have ranged from around £440 to £1,200, with a median close to £700 across the sales on record. Condition and completeness drive a wide spread: tatty or untested bodies have sold in the £440–£540 band, while clean, working examples have fetched £1,050–£1,150 at saleroom level in 2020, 2022 and 2023. As of 2026 the camera remains a condition-sensitive buy, and the figures shown are wholesale auction results rather than retail asking prices, so dealer prices for serviced examples typically sit well above these numbers.

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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: November 2025

Date Price Source
Nov 2025 £438 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
May 2024 £900 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2024 £625 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jan 2024 USD 1,500 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Nov 2023 £1,150 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2022 USD 1,300 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin
Jun 2022 £1,100 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £1,025 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2021 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2021 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2021 £460 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions
Apr 2021 £645 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 EUR 800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2020 £1,054 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2020 £930 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Jun 2019 EUR 800 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Apr 2019 £600 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 EUR 700 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,000 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 600 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2012 EUR 3,400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 1,500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 400 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2011 EUR 1,100 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Dec 2009 EUR 500 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 1,100 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 650 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2007 EUR 1,100 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Jun 2007 £480 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 2007 £1,020 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2007 £480 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 £540 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 £540 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2006 EUR 1,110 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 1,100 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2006 EUR 960 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
May 2006 £720 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2006 £480 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 2006 £960 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2005 EUR 1,200 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Nov 2004 £1,434 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2004 EUR 1,458 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction
Mar 2003 £1,880 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2002 £705 🇬🇧 Christie's
Nov 2001 £822 🇬🇧 Christie's
Mar 2001 £822 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 2000 £822 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £376 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jul 2000 £1,116 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 2000 £1,057 🇬🇧 Christie's
Oct 1999 £632 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1999 £862 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £1,035 🇬🇧 Christie's
Feb 1999 £632 🇬🇧 Christie's
Aug 1998 £747 🇬🇧 Christie's
Jun 1998 £782 🇬🇧 Christie's
May 1998 £747 🇬🇧 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Rollei Tele-Rolleiflex worth today?

Recent UK auction hammer prices sit between roughly £440 and £1,200, with a median around £700; clean, fully working examples sell for the most.

How much does a Tele-Rolleiflex sell for at auction?

Tidy working bodies have sold for £1,050–£1,150 in the last few years, while cosmetically worn or untested examples have gone for £440–£540.

Why is the Tele-Rolleiflex more valuable than a standard Rolleiflex?

It was produced in much smaller numbers and is sought by portrait photographers, so the price and value at auction tend to run above comparable standard-lens Rolleiflex TLRs in similar condition.

Does condition really affect the price this much?

Yes — the spread between a scruffy body and a clean, serviced one is roughly two to three times, because the specialist taking lens and shutter are costly to repair.

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