Antique and Classic Cameras

Canon Rangefinder Price & Information Guide

UPDATED 4/2016

Prices are the approximate average amount one should expect to pay for a Canon Rangefinder lens in excellent, but used, condition. While only a single price is shown - this is meant to be an average. Glass and body should be clean and without scratches or marks. Hoods, boxes, caps and finders will all add to price. Pricing was gathered from sales on ebay.com. Expect to pay more directly from a dealer. Note: some lenses vary widely in price due to infrequency of sales. Most notable are: 25/3.5, 35/1.5, 50/.095, 85/1.5, 85/1.8, 100/2.


Lens Name	Amount $$		Comments on Quality
NOTE ===> Can = CANON Ser = Serenar
Canon 25mm F3.5	$ 350	Made in 1956. 5 elements	Good quality for its time. Add $ 100 w/finder
Canon 28mm F2.8	$ 225	Made in 1957. 6 elements	Very Good for a Vintage wide angle lens
Canon 28mm F3.5 ( Ser & Can )	$ 175	Made in 1951. 6 elements	Decent wide angle
Canon 35mm F1.5	$ 800	Made in 1958. 8 elements	Wide price range 2/11
Canon 35mm F1.8	$ 290	Made in 1957. 6 elements	Good performance, but poor wide open
Canon 35mm F2.0	$ 375	Made in 1962. 7 elements	Leica 35/2 Summicron quality
Canon 35mm F2.8 ( Ser / Can )	$ 210/240	Made in 1951. 6 elements	High Resolution with moderate contrast
Canon 35mm F3.2 Serenar	$ 150	Made in 1951. 6 elements	Average performance
Canon 35mm F3.5 Serenar	$ 100	Made in 1950. 4 elements	Slow and average at best
Canon 50mm F/0.95	$ 2,000	Made in 1961. 7 elements	Wide range of prices...price rising
Canon 50mm F/0.95 Modified to Leica M	$ 2,400		Wide range of prices
Canon 50mm F/0.95 TV Lens, Unmodified	$ 1,500		Wide range of prices...price rising
Canon 50mm 1.2	$ 550	Made in 1956. 7 elements	Bokeh and Digital use pushing price way up.
Canon 50mm 1.2 "All Black"	$ 850	Made in 1956. 7 elements	recent ebay $ 1,325 sale 1/2011
Canon 50mm 1.4	$ 300	Made in 1957. 6 elements	Super Performance
Canon 50mm 1.5 ( Ser / Can )	$ 225 /300	Made in 1952. 7 elements	Sonnar copy. Very popular lens.
Canon 50mm 1.8 ( Ser / Can )	$ 150 / 200	Made in 1951. 6 elements	Has become very popular - very good quality
Canon 50mm 1.9 Serenar	$ 150	Made in 1949. 6 elements	Not nearly as good as the 50/1.8 - Summitar-like?
Canon 50mm 2.8	$ 90	Made in 1955. 4 elements	Inexpensive Alternative - Tessar Type lens
Canon 50mm 3.5 Serenar Version II	$ 200	Made in 1952. 4 elements	Quite hard to find.
Canon 85mm F1.5 ( Ser / Can )	$ 475 / 575	Made in 1952. 7 elements	Huge and not very good until its stopped down
Canon 85mm F1.8	$ 750	Made in 1961. 5 elements	Hard to Find lens - late & superb
Canon 85mm F1.9 ( Ser / Can )	$ 170 / 285	Made in 1951. 6 elements	Heavy, beautiful lens
Canon 85mm F2.0 Serenar	$ 125	Made in 1948. 6 elements	Ditto above
Canon 100mm F2.0	$ 400	Made in 1959. 6 elements	Superb lens.
Canon 100mm F3.5 ( Ser / Can )	$ 90 / 150	Made in 1953. 5 elements	Superb and sharp tiny lens. Prices vary widely
Canon 100mm F4.0 Serenar	$ 85	Made in 1948. 3 elements	Tiny, cheap 3 element lens
Canon 135mm F3.5 ( Ser / Can )	$ 85 / 125	Made in 1952. 4 elements	Very Decent Telephoto lens
Canon 135mm F4.0 Serenar	$ 70	Made in 1948. 4 elements	Average at best