Cameras, Optical & Scientific Instruments

Overview

Technology seems to update at an ever-increasing rate but becoming obsolescent in the modern day is a far cry to becoming worthless.

Witness the 1959 Leica M3 camera which sold for £600 – not as easy as a smartphone for holiday snaps but highly sought-after by collectors!

Cameras, lenses and optical equipment ranging from antique to modern interest our bidders worldwide. Collectors are always looking for brands such as Leica, Hasselblad, Rollei, Zeiss, Reid and Sigrist, Canon, Nikon, Mamiya, Olympus, Zenza Bronica, Kodak, Pentax, Voigtlander, Swarovski and mahogany/brass plate cameras.

Vintage cameras sold for a total of £20,575 in the auction of one single owner collection. This included a treasure trove of Leica cameras featuring models such as M6 (sold £2,300), M2 (sold £2,000), M4P (sold £1,700), M3 rangefinder (sold £1,600) and M4 (sold £1,400).

This department is also your go-to guide for scientific instruments and technology such as microscopes, telescopes and binoculars – an early 19th century brass travelling microscope sold for £3,000 in an auction online; a collection of binoculars and cameras in the same sale realised £9,255.

Fast forward 150 years or so and vintage computer technology from the second half of the 20th century right up to modern gaming consoles all pass through our sales, from Sinclair, Atari and Commodore to Nintendo, Sony and Apple – check out our specialist Gaming Department here!