Hasselblad Super Wide NASA
The Hasselblad Super Wide NASA is a specialist medium format camera derived from the Super Wide family and associated with Hasselblad's work supplying cameras for NASA space programmes. Examples offered at auction are typically presented as collector pieces rather than working tools, reflecting both the rarity of NASA-associated Hasselblad equipment and the broader collector interest in space-programme cameras.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the Super Wide NASA have ranged from around £6,500 to £36,000, with results clustering in the high five-figure band: the three most recent sales (2019–2023) fell between £28,000 and £36,000, giving a median around £30,000. As of 2026 this remains a thin, collector-driven market where condition, documented provenance and completeness drive what each piece is worth, so the price any given example sells for can sit well outside that range.
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: June 2023
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| Jun 2023 | EUR 30,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 42 (Lot AI_20220121_1128_41270) Title: Hasselblad Lunar Surface SWC
Description:
In the spring of 1967, a strong partnership led NASA and Hasselblad to build the camera that would be used to take photographs on the Moon. The result was an SWC equipped with a big frame finder, stronger shutter and larger release button, a big film winder, a magazine catch and a lightweight magazine altered to take 200 pictures on 70 mm perforated film. Unfortunately, this lunar SWC was abandoned: NASA preferred to choose, following astronauts' input, a Hasselblad 500 EL, easier to use on the surface of the Moon because space suits limit astronauts' movements. Only around 25 SWC Lunar Surface cameras have been made. The offered camera is in excellent condition and in good working order, with Biogon 4.5/38mm no.4241554, special ultra-light 70mm magazine Lunar Mission no. TE400394 (NASA number P/N SEB 33100082-S/N 751) - a rare find from the history of space exploration! Estimate: EUR 24,000 - EUR 26,000 |
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| Jun 2020 | EUR 36,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 36 (Lot AI_36_38248) Title: Hasselblad Lunar Surface SWC
Description:
In the spring of 1967, a strong partnership led NASA and Hasselblad to build the camera, that would be used to take photographs on the Moon. The result was an SWC equipped with a big frame finder, stronger shutter and larger release button, a big film winder, a magazine catch and a lightweight magazine altered to take 200 pictures on 70 mm perforated film. Unfortunately, this lunar SWC was abandoned: NASA preferred to choose, following astronauts input, a Hasselblad 500 EL, easier to use on the surface of the Moon because of space suits limiting astronauts movements. Only around 25 SWC Lunar Surface cameras have been made. The offered camera is in excellent condition and in good working order, with Biogon 4.5/38mm no.4241465, special ultra-light 70mm magazine Lunar Mission no. TR400242 (NASA number P/N SEB 33100082-S/N 447) - a rare opportunity to buy a piece of space history! Estimate: EUR 24,000 - EUR 26,000 |
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| Jun 2019 | EUR 28,000 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 34 (Lot AI_34_37332) Title: Hasselblad Lunar Surface SWC
Description:
In the spring of 1967, a strong partnership led NASA and Hasselblad to build the camera, that would be used to take photographs on the Moon. The result was a SWC equipped with a big frame finder, stronger shutter and larger release button, a big film winder, a magazine catch and a lightweight magazine altered to take 200 pictures on 70 mm perforated film. Unfortunately, this lunar SWC was abandoned: NASA preferred to choose, following astronauts advices, a Hasselblad 500 EL, easier to use on the surface of the Moon because of space suits limiting astronauts movements. Only around 25 SWC Lunar Surface have been made. The offered camera is in almost mint condition and in good working order, with Biogon 4.5/38mm no.4241459, special ultra-light 70mm magazine Lunar Mission no. UV400523 (NASA number P/N SEB 33100082-S/N 889) - a rare opportunity to buy a piece of space history! Estimate: EUR 30,000 - EUR 35,000 |
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| Mar 2014 | EUR 6,500 | Leitz Auction | |
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Auction: Leitz Auction 25 (Lot AI_25_30067) Title: Hasselblad Super Wide C NASA
Description:
rare replica of the famous SWC camera made for NASA with black painted magazine 12 no.CE45597, black Biogon 4.5/38mm no.2992105, body engraved 'Replica of modified HASSELBLAD SUPER WIDE C', exactly this camera is illustrated in Hasselblad Magazine No. 3 (1966) and in Alain Lazzarini's book 'Hasselblad and the Moon', p.104-107 Estimate: EUR 6,000 - EUR 7,000 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is a Hasselblad Super Wide NASA worth today?
Recent UK auction hammer results sit between roughly £28,000 and £36,000 for the three most recent sales, with a median around £30,000, though one earlier 2014 result came in at £6,500.
How much does a Hasselblad Super Wide NASA sell for at auction?
The full recorded range is about £6,500 to £36,000, so the price at which a given example sells depends heavily on condition, completeness and documented provenance.
Why does the value vary so much?
With only a handful of recorded sales, each lot is effectively priced on its own merits — provenance, originality and collector demand on the day can move the hammer price by tens of thousands of pounds.