What is the cheapest used Chinon Auto GL-II in the UK?

The cheapest used Chinon Auto GL-II currently listed is £13.74 at eBay, based on 8 listings compared across 1 UK retailers.

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Used Chinon Auto GL-II for Sale — From £14

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Great for: general beginner street student

Chinon's follow-up 35mm GL compact — fixed 35mm lens, motorised transport, built-in flash, two AA batteries.

The Chinon Auto GL-II was the follow-up to the Auto GL in Chinon's GL family of Japanese-built 35mm compacts, sold into the early 1990s alongside the autofocus Auto GL-AF and Auto GLX variants. Chinon positioned the GL series as dependable everyday point-and-shoots for high-street buyers, and the GL-II carried the line's plain, function-first styling forward.

Like its stablemates it pairs a fixed 35mm lens with fully automatic operation: motorised film transport, a built-in flash for interiors, and power from two AA batteries. The original instruction manual is preserved on the Butkus orphan-camera archive under the Auto GL-II name, confirming the model, though detailed published figures for shutter and aperture are scarcer than for the GLX.

It suits the same buyer as the original GL: someone starting film photography who wants a sturdy, cheap Japanese compact rather than a fashion piece. The 35mm focal length handles street scenes, groups and holiday snaps well in decent light, and AA power means batteries from any corner shop. Do not expect close-focus precision or low-light ability beyond flash range.

Test the motor wind and rewind on fresh AA cells, listen for a flash whine that ends in a ready lamp, and check the battery compartment for corrosion, the most common killer of these. Confirm the frame counter advances and the back door latches with intact seals. Prices are low enough that only clean, film-tested examples are worth carriage costs.