Hasselblad 553 ELX with Motor, Magazine and 1:5.6/120 S-Planar #411-1 MINT£1,110
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Hasselblad 553ELX
medium format
The Hasselblad 553ELX typically sells for £420 (median of 15 recorded sales, 2002–2026; fair evidence, version mix).
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Typical sale price
£420
median of 15 sales, 2002–2026
Fairversion mix
Middle half of sales: £375–£600
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£42014 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Over time
Every sale since 2002; no trend line.
Latest sales All 15 →
Hasselblad 553 ELX 6X6 Medium Format Motorised Camera Body & Waist Level Finder£479
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A Hasselblad 553ELX Medium Format Camera Body£260
3 Dec 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 140 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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Hasselblad 553ELX medium format camera, serial number RR1335131, circa 1988, with Carl Zeiss£280
9 Oct 2024 · Harper Field · lot 1977hammer ↗
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A Hasselblad 553 ELX Medium Format SLR Camera£680
29 Feb 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 167B · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
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What it is
- Lens mount
- Hasselblad V mount
The Hasselblad 553ELX is a medium-format 6x6 SLR with a built-in electric motor drive, part of Hasselblad's V-system and the successor to the 500ELX. It takes the same interchangeable lenses, film backs and viewfinders as the rest of the V-series, and was positioned as the professional studio and NASA-lineage body for photographers who needed motorised advance rather than the manual crank of a 500C/M.
Inspect the AA battery compartment for leakage damage, confirm the motor fires cleanly at all shutter speeds on an attached lens, and check the mirror drops and re-cocks without hesitation. The leatherette commonly lifts at the edges, and film backs sold with the body should be checked for light-seal condition and dark-slide fit; Hasselblad V-system service is still offered by independent specialists in the UK.
Generated summary, 20 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Versions and how to tell them apart
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Questions
How much does a Hasselblad 553ELX sell for compared with a 500C/M?
The 553ELX tends to trade at similar or slightly lower prices than a clean 500C/M body, because the motorised body is heavier and the AA battery dependence puts off some buyers despite the mechanical advantage.
Is the Hasselblad 553ELX a good value in the V-system?
For studio and tripod use it offers strong value: the price covers a motorised body that accepts every C, CF, CFi and CFE lens, so the lens and back you already own for a 500-series carry straight over.
Facts
- Maker
- Hasselblad
- Type
- medium format
- Sales in the typical price
- 15
- First sale
- 19 Feb 2002
- Latest sale
- 12 Jul 2026
- Median
- £420
- Middle half
- £375–£600
- Evidence
- Fair · version mix
- Method
- v1
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“Hasselblad 553ELX: typical sale price £420, the median of 15 recorded sales, 2002–2026, middle half £375–£600 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/553elx/
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