Long Focus Premo no. 30597£320
7 May 1998 · Christie's · lot 431premium removed ↗
+ lens
Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Long Focus Premo
camera
The Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Long Focus Premo has 1 recorded sale: £320 (7 May 1998, Christie's). 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
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Generated summary, 19 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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Questions
How much does a Long Focus Premo sell for at auction?
With just one recorded hammer price in our dataset, no current price range can be given — recent comparable sales would be needed to establish what the model sells for in today's market.
Who made the Long Focus Premo?
It was produced by the Rochester Camera Manufacturing Co. of Rochester, New York, as part of its Premo series of plate cameras.
Facts
- Maker
- Rochester Camera Mfg. Co.
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 1
- First sale
- 7 May 1998
- Latest sale
- 7 May 1998
- Evidence
- Sales only · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Rochester Camera Mfg. Co. Long Focus Premo: 1 recorded sale, May 1998; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/r/rochestercameramfg-co/long-focus-premo/