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Hasselblad Super Wide C

The Hasselblad Super Wide C is a medium format wide-angle camera producing 6x6 negatives on 120 roll film, built around a fixed Zeiss Biogon 38mm f/4.5 lens rather than the interchangeable-lens reflex design of the 500-series bodies. Introduced at the end of the 1950s, it was positioned as a specialist tool for architectural, interior and landscape photography where the standard V-system could not reach, and it shares the same detachable film backs used across the Hasselblad system.

At UK auction in 2026, the Super Wide C trades as a hammer-price camera rather than a retail one, with recent wholesale results running from around £750 for tired, finder-missing examples up to roughly £2,300 for clean, complete outfits and an overall median close to £1,600. The wider sales record stretches from about £750 to £2,800, and condition is the dominant variable: a working Compur shutter, clear Biogon glass and the original viewfinder typically account for several hundred pounds of the price, while today a body sold without its optical finder or with a sluggish shutter is what pulls results toward the lower end of the range.

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Sales History

Prices shown are UK auction hammer results — the wholesale level achieved in the saleroom. Neither buyer’s nor seller’s commission is included. Dealer and retail asking prices are typically higher.

Prices updated: November 2025

Date Price Source
Nov 2025 £1,188 Flints Auctions
Jun 2025 EUR 1,900 Leitz Auction
Mar 2025 £1,008 Chiswick Auctions
Mar 2025 £1,638 Chiswick Auctions
Oct 2024 £750 Special Auction Services
Apr 2024 £1,000 Special Auction Services
Apr 2023 £2,250 Flints Auctions
Apr 2022 £1,625 Flints Auctions
Nov 2018 EUR 1,700 Leitz Auction
Jun 2017 EUR 1,200 Leitz Auction
Nov 2016 EUR 1,100 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2013 EUR 1,300 Leitz Auction
May 2012 EUR 950 Leitz Auction
Nov 2011 EUR 2,400 Leitz Auction
Nov 2008 EUR 2,200 Leitz Auction
Jun 2008 EUR 2,800 Leitz Auction
Nov 2006 EUR 1,600 Leitz Auction
Aug 1998 £920 Christie's

Frequently asked questions

What is a Hasselblad Super Wide C worth today?

Recent UK hammer prices value a Super Wide C between roughly £750 and £2,300, with a median around £1,600 for a complete, working example.

How much does a Hasselblad Super Wide C sell for at auction?

At recent UK salerooms the Super Wide C sells for about £1,000 to £1,900 in typical user condition, with outliers above £2,000 when the outfit includes the original finder, back and case.

What affects the price of a Super Wide C the most?

Shutter health and lens condition drive value, followed by the presence of the dedicated optical finder; a clean, fully serviced body can be worth several hundred pounds more than a cosmetically similar example with a sluggish Compur.

Is the Super Wide C the same as the SWC or 903 SWC?

No — the Super Wide C is the earlier C-shuttered version; the later SW/C, SWC/M, 903 SWC and 905 SWC are distinct models and are priced separately in the auction market.

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