What is the cheapest used Contax RTS in the UK?

The cheapest used Contax RTS currently listed is £84.00 at eBay, based on 4 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Is the used Contax RTS going up or down in price?

Over the past month the average used price has risen 108.4%, from £110 to around £230, based on UsedLens daily price tracking across UK retailers.

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Used Contax RTS

1975

£84.00 Low price

£254.00 High price

4 Listings

1 Retailers

1 New this week

2 Reduced

Great for: general portrait film photography

Original Contax RTS from 1975 — the first camera to use the Contax/Yashica mount, co-designed with Porsche Design, with Zeiss TTL metering optics.

The Contax RTS (Real Time System, 1975) was the first camera produced by the Yashica–Zeiss collaboration that defined the Contax brand for the SLR market. Designed with input from Porsche Design Studios, it launched the Contax/Yashica (C/Y) mount and established the pairing of Zeiss optics with Japanese camera body manufacturing.

35mm SLR, C/Y mount (Contax/Yashica bayonet), aperture-priority and manual AE, TTL metering, metal focal-plane shutter (1–1/2000s + Bulb), Porsche Design industrial aesthetic.

The RTS was a flagship professional SLR at launch — Porsche Design's industrial styling and Zeiss optics combination was premium positioning in the 1975 market. All C/Y mount lenses (Zeiss T* and Yashica ML) are compatible. The C/Y mount was also used by Yashica bodies at lower price points. As the founding C/Y body, the RTS is a collector item; the Carl Zeiss lenses compatible with it are its primary value.

Test aperture-priority and manual AE modes. Check TTL metering accuracy. Inspect viewfinder screen for scratches. Test shutter at all speeds. Check C/Y mount coupling. Inspect light seals. Note: the RTS requires a 6V silver oxide PX28 battery.

Contax RTS generations

This page covers the Contax RTS (1975). Not to be confused with the other models in this line:

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Contax RTS Body SLR Camera 35Mm Film eBay

£214.58 £215.97

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RARE Contax RTS Fundus, Scientific / Medical 35mm Film SLR Camera, Working. eBay

£254.00

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Contax RTS 35mm SLR Film Camera Body, Battery Fitted, New Light Seals, Working eBay

£84.00

eBay

Contax RTS SLR 35mm Film Camera Body & Real Time Winder From Japan 【Exc+5】 eBay

£245.78 £247.17

eBay

Used Contax RTS price history

Tracking the used Contax RTS price? Over the past month, the average has risen 108.4%, from £110 to around £230. Depending on shutter count and condition, expect to pay between £182 and £248 for a used body.

Average market price (line) and typical price range (shaded). Source: UsedLens daily price index, 11 Jun – 4 Aug 2026.