Hasselblad 503CW
The Hasselblad 503CW is a 6x6 medium format SLR introduced in 1996 as part of the V-system, sitting above the 501CM and replacing the 503CX/CXi. It takes interchangeable film backs, viewfinders and focusing screens, and is compatible with the Winder CW for motorised film advance. When new it was positioned as the top manual-focus V-system body for professional studio and location work.
At recent UK auction, 503CW bodies (typically sold with a waist-level finder and A12 back) have fetched hammer prices from roughly £900 to £2,800, with a median around £1,700 across the past decade of saleroom results. In 2024–2025 the spread has been wide: plainer kits without a lens have sold closer to £1,000, while complete outfits with a CF or CFE Planar have reached £2,000–£2,800. Condition, bundled optics and the presence of the Winder CW drive most of the variation in what a 503CW is worth today.
Variants
Select a variant to filter the sales history below.
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| Gold Supreme | — | — | 5 | £2,157 – £4,800 |
| Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | — | — | 5 | £1,708 – £8,538 |
| Millennium | — | — | 6 | £972 – £3,000 |
| Multicolor | — | — | 0 | — |
| Ruby Red | — | — | 1 | £1,127 – £1,127 |
Sales History
Prices shown are realised prices — auction results and completed eBay sales, never asking prices. Most saleroom figures are hammer prices, before commission; some houses publish a premium-inclusive figure, and we do not adjust for condition. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher. How this figure is calculated.
Prices updated: August 2026
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| Aug 2026 | EUR 2,789 | £2,382 | 🇪🇺 eBay | — | |
Title: Hasselblad 503 CW 80mm Carl Zeiss Planar lens A12 BACK ACUTE MATTE D winder used
Description:
Body in EX condition, works perfectly with original leather a little shorter. Installed Focus screen acute matt D with split grade image and split grade in good condition. A12 back in EX+ condition, lens in EX+ condition with perfect glasses and perfect shutter. Location: Bellaria, Italy |
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| Jul 2026 | EUR 9,999 | £8,538 | 🇪🇺 eBay | Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | |
Title: Hasselblad - 503CW Gold Supreme Kit 2.8/80 "50th Anniversary Edition" - Original Box!
Description:
Altersbedingte Spannungsrisse im Palpas (s. letztes Bild) sind normal, dieses ist ausdrücklich nichtFunktionsrelevant und tritt bei fast allen diesen Modellen auf. Location: Lütjensee, Germany |
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| Jul 2026 | £845 | £845 | 🇬🇧 eBay | — | |
Title: Hasselblad 503CW body, no waist level finder, see description
Description:
Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Hasselblad 503CW body, no waist level finder, see description at the best online prices at eBay UK! Free delivery for many products! Location: Billericay, United Kingdom |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 1,300 | £972 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: Hasselblad 503CW Millennium Body with Acute Matted D Screen
Description:
The advance is working, back shutter (blind) is working, mirror is in good condition, acute screen is very clean, leather tight and no dings or dents. Good: Item is used, may show signs of use & wear but functions (any flaws listed). Location: Southampton, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Jul 2026 | USD 1,300 | £972 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: Hasselblad 503CW Millennium Body with Acute Matted D Screen
Description:
The advance is working, back shutter (blind) is working, mirror is in good condition, acute screen is very clean, leather tight and no dings or dents. Good: Item is used, may show signs of use & wear but functions (any flaws listed). Location: Southampton, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 3,000 | £2,250 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: [Excellent] Hasselblad 503CW Millennium A12 IV ISO 3200 Acute Matte D 6445#J1007
Description:
Hasselblad 503CW Millennium A12 IV ISO 3200 Acute Matte D. work properly. Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 3,000 | £2,250 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: [Excellent] Hasselblad 503CW Millennium A12 IV ISO 3200 Acute Matte D 6445#J1007
Description:
Hasselblad 503CW Millennium A12 IV ISO 3200 Acute Matte D. work properly. Location: Tokyo, Japan |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 4,000 | £3,000 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: MILLENNIUM [Top MINT / Acute D ] Hasselblad 503CW Camera Body A12 IV From JAPAN
Description:
Above condition is based on my own opinion. No problem in the view. There is no fungus. Weekends are not available because office is closed. Beautiful condition. Pre-owned, Like new. Serial Number;. Location: Nerimaku, TOKYO, Japan |
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| Jun 2026 | USD 4,000 | £3,000 | 🇺🇸 eBay | Millennium | |
Title: MILLENNIUM [Top MINT / Acute D ] Hasselblad 503CW Camera Body A12 IV From JAPAN
Description:
Above condition is based on my own opinion. No problem in the view. There is no fungus. Weekends are not available because office is closed. Beautiful condition. Pre-owned, Like new. Serial Number;. Location: Nerimaku, TOKYO, Japan |
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| Jun 2026 | £2,375 | £1,900 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 295) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Camera with Phase One Digital Back
Description:
black, serial number 19ET10197, body G-VG, with electric winder, PME45 metered prism, and a Phase One P25 digital back, sensor appears clean, has |
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| Apr 2026 | £1,625 | £1,300 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 333) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format Camera
Description:
1998, chrome, serial no. 19ER19210, body, VG, shutter sporadically working, often jams. |
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| Nov 2025 | £2,000 | £1,600 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 286) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format Camera Body
Description:
1998, chrome, serial no. 19ER17418, body, VG-E, shutter working, complete with two A12 backs, serial nos. 30ER11444/30ER11451, and Hasselblad Winder |
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| Apr 2025 | £1,000 | £800 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 244) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Camera Body
Description:
black, serial number 19EU14863, body G, mechanism appears jammed, viewfinder good, with front and rear cap. |
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| Oct 2024 | £2,800 | £2,800 | 🇬🇧 Harper Field Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Buying & Selling (Lot 1964) Title: Hasselblad 503CW medium format camera outfit, serial number 19ET11052, circa 1996, with Carl Zeiss
Description:
Hasselblad 503CW medium format camera outfit, serial number 19ET11052, circa 1996, with Carl Zeiss |
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| Jul 2024 | £1,100 | £880 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 150) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format SLR Body
Description:
black/chrome, 2002, serial no.19SH36160, rear shutter and mirror action working, body VG, with A12 film back, dark slide and body cap |
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| May 2024 | £1,025 | £820 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 209) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format Camera Body
Description:
1999, chrome, serial no. 19EE25217, body, G-VG, shutter not working, complete with A12 back Note: Acute-Matt screen fitted |
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| Jan 2024 | USD 4,000 | £3,150 | 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin | Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | |
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Auction: 2024 Results (Lot 60) Title: Hasselblad 503CW “Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Set”
Description:
Hasselblad 503CW “Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Set” |
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| Nov 2023 | £5,000 | £4,000 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Gold Supreme | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 139Z) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Camera
Description:
1988, gold / red, serial no. 19EU14351, camera edition no.119, with Carl Zeiss Planar CF f/2.8 80mm lens, gold, serial no. 7520472, body, G, shutter (Qty: 1) |
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| Oct 2022 | £1,750 | £1,400 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 330) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format SLR Camera
Description:
1998, chrome, serial no. 19ER16604, with Carl Zeiss Planar T* f/2.8 80mm lens, serial no 6195061, body G, leatherette oily and moveable, lens VG, |
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| Apr 2022 | £1,875 | £1,500 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 116) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Medium Format Body
Description:
2005, chrome, serial no. 19SC43402, body, E, in working order, complete with inspection certificate, instructions and maker's box |
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| May 2020 | £5,880 | £4,800 | 🇬🇧 Flints Auctions | Gold Supreme | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 203) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Camera
Description:
A Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Camera, 1988, gold / read, serial no. 19EU14973, with Carl Zeiss Planar CF f/2.8 80mm lens, gold, |
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| Nov 2018 | USD 4,000 | £3,101 | 🇺🇸 pedia_sales_tamarkin | Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | |
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Auction: November 2018 Auction Results (Lot 12) Title: Hasselblad 503cw Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Set
Description:
Hasselblad 503cw Gold Supreme 50th Anniversary Set |
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| Jun 2017 | EUR 4,500 | £3,948 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Gold Supreme | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 31 (Lot AI_31_35383) Title: Hasselblad 503CW 'Gold Supreme'
Description:
gold edition with brown leather covering for the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad, special number 056 (only 500 cameras have been issued), with special Planar CF T* 2.8/80mm no.8149650, gold-plated A12 magazine no.30ER21174, cap, special strap, brown leather presentation box and large maker's box Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Nov 2016 | EUR 2,200 | £1,912 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 29 (Lot AI_29_33310) Title: Hasselblad 503 CW outfit
Description:
near mint body with waist-level finder, Planar 2.8/80mm T* CFE no.8884088, PME45 metered prism finder no.403SV3650, winder CW no.432SH1445 with wireless release, converter 2xE, extension tube 16E, two A12 magazines no.30SV15094 and 30SV15433, D-Flash 40, maker's boxes for the camera, lens, magazines and flash Estimate: EUR 2,000 - EUR 2,400 |
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| Jul 2016 | £1,650 | £1,650 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Including The Mike Simkin Magic Lantern Collection Thursday 7th July 2016 at 10:00 (Lot 615) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Camera
Description:
A Hasselblad 503CW Camera, chrome, serial no. 19SH37131, with Carl Zeiss Planar CFE T* f/2.8 80mm lens, black, serial no. 8896991, body, VG, lens, VG-E, shutter working, complete with A12 back, Winder CW and PME 90 prism, all in maker's boxes Estimate: £800 - £1,200 |
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| Feb 2016 | £650 | £650 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica Thursday 18th February 2016 at 11:00 (Lot 226) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Body
Description:
A Hasselblad 503CW Body, black, serial no. 19ET10404, body, VG-E, with strap in maker's box Estimate: £300 - £500 |
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| Dec 2015 | HKD 14,000 | £1,206 | 🇭🇰 Bonhams | — | |
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Auction: Important and Rare Cameras (Lot 709) Title: Hasselblad 'Gold Supreme' 50 years anniversary 1948-1998 model
Description:
no. 19EU15210 , consisting of 503CW gold-plated camera body no. 217 finished in leatherette trim, f/2.8 80mm Planar lens no. 218148307 , film magazine, in original maker's presentation box Estimate: HKD 14,000 - HKD 18,000 |
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| Feb 2014 | £900 | £900 | 🇬🇧 Special Auction Services (archive) | — | |
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Auction: Cameras and Photographic Equipment Auction on Thursday 13 February 2014 at 10:00 (Lot 147) Title: A Hasselblad 503CW Body
Description:
A Hasselblad 503CW Body, chrome, serial no. 19 EU11567, body, VG-E, shutter working, with Winder CW, A24 back, chrome, and PM90 prism viewfinder, all in maker's boxes (4) Estimate: £600 - £800 |
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| Nov 2013 | EUR 4,600 | £3,854 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Gold Supreme | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 24 (Lot AI_24_29352) Title: Hasselblad 503CW 'Gold Supreme'
Description:
special edition for the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad, special number 496 of only 500 cameras produced, gold plated and claret-red leather, complete and new with lens, magazine, papers, all in maker's box Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 5,000 |
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| Nov 2012 | EUR 900 | £724 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 22 (Lot AI_22_14845) Title: Hasselblad 503 CW
Description:
mint black body in good working order with matching A12 magazine no.RT3531411, winder with strap, remote control, crank, SCA cable and PME prism finder no.RC428088 Estimate: EUR 1,400 - EUR 1,600 |
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| Nov 2012 | EUR 1,700 | £1,367 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | — | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 22 (Lot AI_22_14825) Title: Hasselblad 503 CW
Description:
mint chrome body in good working order with matching A12 magazine no.30SC13741, CFE Planar 2.8/80mm T* no.8918671 (cap), papers, maker's box and near mint Polacombi 80/100 magazine with maker's box Estimate: EUR 1,800 - EUR 2,000 |
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| Nov 2006 | EUR 3,200 | £2,157 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Gold Supreme | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 10 (Lot AI_10_15187) Title: Hasselblad 503CW 'Gold Supreme'
Description:
special edition for the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad, special number 279 of only 500 cameras produced, gold plated and claret-red leather, complete and new with lens, magazine, papers, all in unopened maker's box Estimate: EUR 3,600 - EUR 4,000 |
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| May 2006 | EUR 1,650 | £1,127 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Ruby Red | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 9 (Lot AI_9_26725) Title: Hasselblad 503CW Ruby Red
Description:
rare edition with red leather covering, with magazine, new in maker's box with all papers Estimate: EUR 1,500 - EUR 1,900 |
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| May 2006 | EUR 2,500 | £1,708 | 🇦🇹 Leitz Auction | Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 9 (Lot AI_9_26724) Title: Hasselblad 503CW 'Gold Supreme'
Description:
special edition for the 50th anniversary of Hasselblad, special number 441 of only 500 cameras produced, gold plated and claret-red leather, complete and new with lens, magazine, papers, all maker's boxes Estimate: EUR 4,000 - EUR 4,500 |
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| May 2002 | £3,290 | £2,800 | 🇬🇧 Christie's | Gold Supreme (50th Anniversary) | |
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Auction: MAGIC LANTERNS, OPTICAL TOYS AND CAMERAS (Lot 223) Title: Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme Anniversary no. 19EU14337
Description:
Hasselblad 503CW Gold Supreme Anniversary no. 19EU14337 Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Hasselblad 503CW worth in the UK today?
Recent UK auction hammer prices sit between about £900 and £2,800, with a median near £1,700; the figure depends heavily on whether a lens, Winder CW and clean A12 back are included.
How much does a Hasselblad 503CW sell for with a lens?
Complete outfits with an 80mm CF or CFE Planar have sold for roughly £1,800–£2,800 at auction, while body-only lots typically price nearer £1,000–£1,100.
Is the 503CW the same as the 501CM?
No. The 503CW adds TTL/OTF flash metering and winder compatibility over the 501CM, and it generally carries a price premium for that reason.
What affects the value of a 503CW the most?
Shutter accuracy, cosmetic condition, and the accessories bundled with it — a matching Winder CW, PME prism or extra A12 back can lift the price materially above a bare body.