A Benetfink & Co. Lightning Drop Plate Hand Camera£15
1 Nov 2023 · Flints Auctions · lot 292 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
Benetfink Lightning Hand Camera
camera
The Benetfink Lightning Hand Camera has 1 recorded sale: £15 (1 Nov 2023, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales only
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Benetfink Lightning Hand Camera is a British-retailed plate camera from the late 19th to early 20th century, sold under the Benetfink & Co. name from their London ironmongery and photographic department. With only one wholesale saleroom data point, today's value is best treated as indicative rather than established, and condition, completeness of any plate holders, and working shutter will all materially affect what an example sells for.","buying_guide":"As with any plate-era hand camera, inspect the bellows for light leaks, check that the shutter fires at its marked speed, and confirm the lens is free of haze, fungus, and separation.
Generated summary, 2 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Lightnings
Questions
Is the Benetfink Lightning Hand Camera a usable camera?
It is a plate-format hand camera from the early photographic era and is generally collected as a display or historical piece rather than used, given the difficulty of sourcing plates and serviceable shutters.
Facts
- Maker
- Benetfink
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 1 Nov 2023
- Latest sale
- 1 Nov 2023
- Evidence
- Sales only
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Benetfink Lightning Hand Camera: 1 recorded sale, November 2023; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/benetfink/lightning-hand-camera/