Micro Precision Products (MPP) Micro Technical Mk VIII
The MPP Micro Technical Mk VIII is a British-built folding technical field camera for 5x4 inch sheet film, produced by Micro Precision Products as the final iteration of the Micro Technical series. It was positioned as a domestically manufactured alternative to continental technical cameras such as the Linhof Technika, aimed at studio, press and landscape users who needed camera movements in a portable folding body.
At recent UK auction, hammer prices for the MPP Micro Technical Mk VIII have spanned roughly £160–£720, with a median around £390 across the last decade of saleroom results. In 2024–2026 the camera has most commonly sold between about £200 and £650 at hammer, with complete outfits including a working lens, film holders and rangefinder cams fetching the upper end, while body-only or cosmetically tired examples trade nearer the £160–£380 band. Condition of the bellows, leather covering and rangefinder calibration is driving today's price spread far more than age alone.
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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| Nov 2025 | £650 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 373) Title: A MPP Mk. VIII 5x4" Large Format Field Camera
Description:
1963-86, black, with Schneider Xenar f/4.5 150mm lens, black/chrome, serial no. 4191666, body, VG, lens, G-VG, shutter working, some light internal |
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| Oct 2025 | £162 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Instruments (Lot 175) Title: A Micro Precision Products 5x4 Micro Technical Camera VIII Body
Description:
black leatherette, serial number 13118, body G, opens and folds correctly, bellows appear G, with focusing screen present. |
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| Oct 2025 | £378 | Chiswick Auctions | |
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Auction: Photographica (Lot 329) Title: A MPP Micro Technical MkVIII 5x4 Camera Outfit
Description:
A MPP Micro Technical MkVIII 5x4 Camera Outfit Serial No: 13379 Body: G/VG Lenses: Schneider-Kreuznach 90mm f/6.8 Angulon (9026108) (Qty: 1) ... read more |
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| Oct 2024 | £200 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 103) Title: A M.P.P MK VIII 5X4 Micro Technical Camera
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A M.P.P MK VIII 5X4 Micro Technical Camera, serial no 12793, body G, light wear, bellows G, all moves freely, with Schneider Kreuznach 180mm f/5.6 |
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| Jun 2024 | £375 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Cameras & Scientific Auction (Lot 426) Title: A Military Issue M.P.P. Micro Technical VIII Large Format Camera Outfit
Description:
aluminium/black, serial number 12980, body VG, bellows intact and clean, controls operate freely, with a Schneider-Kreuznach Xenar f/4.5 150mm lens, |
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| May 2024 | £525 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 230) Title: A Micro Precision Products 'MPP' Mk. VIII 5x4" Micro Technical Large Format Camera
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red/grey, with Voigtlander Heliar f/4.5 150mm lens, black, serial no. 3144973, body, G, lens, F-G, some marks |
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| Dec 2023 | £320 | Special Auction Services | |
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Auction: Photographica & Cameras Auction (Lot 15) Title: A M.P.P. Mk VIII Micro Technical Camera
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A M.P.P. Mk VIII Micro Technical Camera, serial no 13657, body G, some light wear, some lifting to leatherette on back, focus screen intact, bellows |
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| Apr 2021 | £719 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science (Lot 236B) Title: A MPP Mk.VIII Large Format Field Camera
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1963-86, black, with Schneider Symmar f/5.6 150mm lens, black, serial no. 10010214, body, VG, lens, VG, shutter working, some light internal haze, |
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| Oct 2017 | £396 | Flints Auctions | |
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Auction: Fine Photographica (Lot 100) Title: An MPP VIII Micro Technical 5x4" Camera
Description:
black / chrome, with Schneider Xenar f/4.5 150mm lens, chrome, serial no. 4065655, in Synchro-Compur shutter, body, G-VG, lens, VG, shutter working, |
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| Oct 1999 | £575 | Christie's | |
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Auction: Cameras and Optical Toys (Lot 250) Title: MK VIII Micro-Technical camera
Description:
MK VIII Micro-Technical camera Estimate: £400 - £600 |
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