Field camera£130
18 Nov 1998 · Christie's · lot 299premium removed ↗
Mason Field camera
camera
The Mason Field camera has 2 recorded sales: £130 (18 Nov 1998, Christie's) and £90 (19 Mar 1998, Christie's). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.
Field camera£90
19 Mar 1998 · Christie's · lot 442premium removed ↗
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
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Generated summary, 24 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Mason Field camera a good user camera today?
It can be, provided the bellows are light-tight and the movements still lock; buyers who want a working large-format camera should budget for possible bellows replacement and a CLA on any fitted shutter.
Facts
- Maker
- Mason
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 2
- First sale
- 19 Mar 1998
- Latest sale
- 18 Nov 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Mason Field camera: 2 recorded sales, March–November 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/mason/field-camera/