A Cambo SC Large Format Monorail Camera£70
12 Oct 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 391 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
Cambo SC (4x5)
camera
The Cambo SC (4x5) sells for about £165 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2000–2022; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£165
median of only 4 sales, 2000–2022
Indicativeold
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£100
Without the lowest sale£230
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
A Cambo SC Large Format Monorail Camera£230
1 Dec 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 865 · The Collectors Salepremium removed
+ lens
Cambo SC monorail camera£750
22 Nov 2006 · Christie's · lot 461premium removed ↗
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
Cambo Monorail Camera£240
22 Nov 2006 · Christie's · lot 460premium removed ↗
◆ ? title doesn’t name the SC+ lens
CAMBO SC MONORAIL NO. 56312£100
12 May 2000 · Christie's · lot 353premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Cambo SC a good entry into 4x5?
As a monorail with full movements and widely available spares, the SC is a practical and comparatively low-price route into 4x5 large format, provided the bellows and standards are sound.
Facts
- Maker
- Cambo
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 12 May 2000
- Latest sale
- 12 Oct 2022
- Median
- £165
- Middle half
- £93–£233
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Cambo SC (4x5): about £165, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2000–2022 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/c/cambo/sc-4x5/