Mackenstein 9x12 field camera£348
26 Nov 2022 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €400 · lot AI_41_40940hammer ↗
+ lens
Mackenstein Field Camera
camera
The Mackenstein Field Camera has 2 recorded sales: £348 (26 Nov 2022, Leitz Photographica Auction) and £434 (19 Nov 2016, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Mackenstein Field Camera£434
19 Nov 2016 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €500 · lot AI_30_34570hammer ↗
+ lensboxed
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Fields
Questions
Is the Mackenstein Field Camera usable today?
As a large-format wooden field camera it can still be used with sheet film provided the bellows are light-tight and a working lens and plate holders are present.
Facts
- Maker
- Mackenstein
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 19 Nov 2016
- Latest sale
- 26 Nov 2022
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Mackenstein Field Camera: 2 recorded sales, 2016–2022; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/mackenstein/field-camera/