A Midland Camera Co. Half Plate Mahogany Field Camera£95
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 294 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
Midland Camera Field Camera (half plate, triple extension)
camera
The Midland Camera Field Camera (half plate, triple extension) has 1 recorded sale: £95 (20 Oct 2017, Flints Auctions). That is too few for a typical price.
Recorded sales
Only 1 sale — too few for a typical price, so here it is.
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
What it is
{"overview":"The Midland Camera Company half-plate field camera is a wooden, bellows-based large-format camera fitted with triple extension to support longer focal lengths and close-up work. At saleroom level, half-plate British field cameras of this type generally sell on condition of the bellows, woodwork and fittings rather than maker premium, and a comparable example today would likely trade in a similar low-three-figure region absent unusual provenance or original accessories.","buying_guide":"Inspect the bellows for pinholes and corner splits, check that the triple-extension rack-and-pinion runs smoothly along its full travel without slipping, and confirm the ground-glass screen is intact and seated correctly.
Generated summary, 30 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Fields
Questions
How much does a Midland Camera half-plate field camera sell for at auction today?
Evidence is thin, but based on the single recorded hammer result and the wider market for British half-plate field cameras, a complete example in honest condition would be expected to sell in a broadly similar low-three-figure range in 2026.
What affects the price of a triple-extension half-plate field camera?
Bellows integrity, completeness of dark slides, condition of the woodwork and brass fittings, and whether a usable period lens and shutter are included are the main factors that move the price up or down.
Facts
- Maker
- Midland Camera
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Latest sale
- 20 Oct 2017
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Midland Camera Field Camera (half plate, triple extension): 1 recorded sale, October 2017; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/m/midland-camera/field-camera-half-plate-triple-extension/