Kowa Optical Kowa SW

camera

The Kowa Optical Kowa SW sells for about £520 (median of only 5 recorded sales, 2003–2024; indicative).

Typical sale price
about£520

median of only 5 sales, 2003–2024

Indicative
£240£241£520£683£1,439

Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.

Which version was it?
3matched1listing doesn’t say1not yet checked
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

How much does one sale move this?

Without the highest sale£381
Without the lowest sale£602

Price by version

Typical price and middle half, on one shared scale.

Version not stated£3812 sales
2 rarer versions (1–2 sales each)
black£1,439, £683
chrome£240

Every sale

A Kowa SW Compact Camera£240
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 205 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
● chrome+ lens

What it is

{"overview":"The Kowa SW is a fixed-lens film camera produced by Kowa Optical of Japan, a maker active in still-camera production from the late 1950s through the early 1970s. Check shutter speeds across the range, confirm the aperture blades are dry and snappy, and verify the viewfinder is clear.

Generated summary, 20 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

Versions and how to tell them apart

black
2 salesSales onlychrome
1 saleSales only

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3 salesabout £21IndicativeKowa SE
2 salesSales onlyKowa UW190
2 salesSales onlyKowa E
1 saleSales onlyKowa Six MM
1 saleSales onlyKowa 35 N
0 salesNo sales yet

Questions

Is the Kowa SW a collectable camera?

It has niche interest among collectors of Japanese fixed-lens wide-angle cameras, but the shallow sales record means demand is harder to gauge than for mainstream models.

Facts

Maker
Kowa Optical
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
5
First sale
22 Nov 2003
Latest sale
8 Jun 2024
Median
£520
Middle half
£241–£683
Evidence
Indicative
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Kowa Optical Kowa SW: about £520, the median of 5 recorded sales, 2003–2024 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/k/kowa-optical/kowa-sw/

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