Nikon Nikonos I “Calypso” ;Vintage Underwater 35mm Film Camera. 📷£100
Nikon NIKONOS I (Calypso)
camera
The Nikon NIKONOS I (Calypso) sells for about £100 (median of only 5 recorded sales, 2000–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£100
median of only 5 sales, 2000–2026
Indicative
Few sales. Read this as a rough guide; every sale is shown below.
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗
How much does one sale move this?
Without the highest sale£80
Without the lowest sale£100
Every sale
A Nippon Kogaku Nikonos I Under Water Camera£60
23 Sep 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 151 · Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
Nikon Calypso/Nikkor underwater camera serial no. 1051523, with a W-Nikkot 1;2.5 f=35mm le...£40
8 May 2025 · David Duggleby · lot 3026hammer ↗
+ lens
Nikonos I£140
29 May 2004 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €208 · lot AI_5_23827hammer ↗
+ lens
Nikonos I no. 907571£100
18 Oct 2000 · Christie's · lot 169premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
{"overview":"The Nikonos I, sometimes referred to by its original Calypso name, is a 35mm underwater film camera Nikon introduced in 1963, based on a French design that Nikon licensed and rebadged for global distribution.
Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other NIKONOS
NIKONOS III
17 sales£90FairNIKONOS V
14 sales£129FairNIKONOS IV-A
13 sales£138FairNIKONOS II
10 sales£105FairNIKONOS RS
4 salesabout £934IndicativeNIKONOS RS AF
3 salesabout £371Indicative
17 sales£90FairNIKONOS V
14 sales£129FairNIKONOS IV-A
13 sales£138FairNIKONOS II
10 sales£105FairNIKONOS RS
4 salesabout £934IndicativeNIKONOS RS AF
3 salesabout £371Indicative
Questions
How much does a Nikonos I sell for compared with later Nikonos models?
Because the Nikonos I is the earliest body in the line and surfaces less often than the Nikonos II–V, individual sales can vary widely; the value is driven by originality, working seals and cosmetic condition rather than by a settled market price.
Is the Calypso the same camera as the Nikonos I?
The Calypso was the original French-built underwater 35mm camera that Nikon licensed and reissued as the Nikonos in 1963, so the two share the same underlying design and are often catalogued together.
Facts
- Maker
- Nikon
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 5
- First sale
- 18 Oct 2000
- Latest sale
- 27 Jul 2026
- Median
- £100
- Middle half
- £60–£100
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Nikon NIKONOS I (Calypso): about £100, the median of 5 recorded sales, 2000–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/n/nikon/nikonos-i-calypso/