Mamiya C33
The Mamiya C33 is a medium format twin-lens reflex camera shooting 6x6 negatives on 120 roll film, and it belongs to Mamiya's C-series — the only professional TLR line to offer interchangeable lenses via a front-standard bayonet. Introduced in the mid-1960s as a successor to the C3, it was aimed at studio and portrait photographers who wanted TLR simplicity with the flexibility to swap between wide, standard and telephoto Sekor pairs.
At recent UK auction, hammer results for the C33 body (typically sold with the 80mm f/2.8 Sekor) have ranged from about £69 to £210, with a median close to £110 — wholesale saleroom levels that exclude buyer's and seller's commission. As of today in 2026, clean working examples with accurate shutter speeds tend to sit in the upper half of that band, while scruffier or untested bodies drag the lower end down. Price is heavily condition-sensitive: a sticky shutter or hazy viewing lens can halve what an otherwise identical camera sells for.
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.
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| Feb 2026 | £212 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 257) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera Outfit
Description:
black, body VG, bellows appear G, with a Mamiya-Sekor f/2.8 80mm lens, barrel VG, shutter working, optics F-G with light haze, and a Mamiya-Sekor f/4. |
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| Jul 2025 | £113 | Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 341) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera
Description:
A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera Serial No: H 324585 Body: G Shutter: working Lens: Mamiya Sekor 80mm f/2.8 (39057) Optics: G - some light (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Aug 2024 | £69 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 161) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera
Description:
black, body F, shutter and advance linkages need some attention, it does not advance, cock and fire as expected, shutter speeds work when fired |
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| Apr 2024 | £160 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 247) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera
Description:
A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera, serial no 302338, body G, some light scratches to viewfinder edges, bellow G, with Mamiya Sekor 105mm f/3.5 |
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| Feb 2024 | £90 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 297) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera
Description:
A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera, serial no H 315288, body G, light wear, bellows G-VG, with Mamiya Sekor 80mm f/2.8 lens, shutter working, |
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| Apr 2023 | £94 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 243) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Medium Format Camera
Description:
with Mamiya-Sekor f/2.8 80mm lens, body, F-G, shutter not working, lens, G, IR129978 |
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| Oct 2022 | £106 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: The Collectors Sale (Lot 345) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional TLR Camera
Description:
serial no. H 312323 R, with Mamiya-Sekor f/4.5 135mm lenses, serial no. 1123440 and 1136398, shutter and cocking working, shutter body release stuck, |
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| Oct 2020 | £70 | David Duggleby | |
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Auction: Decorative Antiques & Collectors Sale (Lot 82) Title: A Mamiya C33 Professional twin lens camera.
Description:
A Mamiya C33 Professional twin lens camera. |
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| Mar 2001 | £129 | Christie's | |
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Auction: CAMERAS AND PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT (Lot 221) Title: Mamiya C33 Professional no. H328070
Description:
Mamiya C33 Professional no. H328070 Estimate: £150 - £200 |
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