A Fine J. Billcliff Long Focus Half Plate Mahogany Tailbaord Camera£850
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 342 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Billcliff Long Focus Camera
camera
The Billcliff Long Focus Camera has 1 recorded sale: £850 (20 Oct 2017, 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 onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
The Billcliff Long Focus Camera is a British-made wooden field camera designed for long-focus work, with the bellows draw and rear extension required for telephoto and portrait focal lengths on large-format plates.
Inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner splits, check that the long-extension rear standard locks square and rigid, and confirm the focusing rack and pinion runs smoothly without slop. Look for a maker's plate or engraving to confirm Billcliff attribution, and verify the presence of original lens board, ground glass, and any plate holders, as missing accessories materially reduce value.
Generated summary, 11 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
What affects the value of a Billcliff Long Focus Camera?
Bellows condition, mechanical rigidity of the long extension, originality of lens board and ground glass, and the presence of plate holders are the main factors that move the price up or down.
Facts
- Maker
- Billcliff
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Billcliff Long Focus Camera: 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 15 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/billcliff/long-focus-camera/