Hasselblad Lunar Surface SWC£17,274
13 Jun 2026 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €20,000 · lot A02941hammer ↗
Hasselblad SWC
medium format
The Hasselblad SWC typically sells for £1,066 (median of 42 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, version mix).
Typical sale price
£1,066
median of 42 sales, 1998–2026
last 3 years: £1,200 (10 sales)
Solidversion mix
Middle half of sales: £800–£1,300
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
Price by version
Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.
Version not stated£1,05341 sales
1 rarer version (1–2 sales each)
Space Camera (Lunar Surface)£18,468
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 1998; no trend line.
Latest sales All 47 →
Hasselblad Super Wide Camera SWC with Biogon 38mm lens£1,504
○ version can’t tell+ lens
Hasselblad SWC Camera with 38mm f/4.5 Carl Zeiss Super Wide Biogon Lens£1,300
○ version can’t tell+ lens
A Hasselblad Super Wide C Medium Format Camera£950
12 Nov 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 282 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
○ version not yet checked◆ ? title doesn’t name the SWC+ lens
A Hasselblad SWC Wide Angle Medium Format Camera£1,100
21 Oct 2025 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 64 · Photographicapremium removed
○ version not yet checked+ lens
What it is
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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
Questions
What drives the price and value of an SWC?
Condition of the fixed Biogon lens, accuracy of the leaf shutter, and whether the original optical viewfinder and a working A12 back are included are the main factors behind the price spread.
Is the SWC the same as the SWC/M?
No — the SWC is the earlier Super Wide C model and the SWC/M is a later revision, so sales data and values for the two should not be mixed.
Facts
- Maker
- Hasselblad
- Type
- medium format
- Sales in the typical price
- 42
- First sale
- 20 Aug 1998
- Latest sale
- 9 Jun 2026
- Median
- £1,066
- Middle half
- £800–£1,300
- Evidence
- Solid · version mix
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Hasselblad SWC: typical sale price £1,066, the median of 42 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £800–£1,300 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/swc/