The Sanderson Tropical Plate Camera£90
Sanderson Field Camera (Tropical)
camera
The Sanderson Field Camera (Tropical) sells for about £367 (median of only 4 recorded sales, 2003–2025; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£367
median of only 4 sales, 2003–2025
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£90
Without the lowest sale£643
Every sale
A Sanderson Tropical Model Roll Film 4×5 Plate & Rollfilm Camera£1,000
20 Oct 2017 · Flints Auctions · lot 402 · Fine Photographicapremium removed
+ lens
The Sanderson Tropical Field Camera£643
12 Nov 2011 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €750 · lot AI_20_13024hammer ↗
Sanderson tropical model field camera no. 25244£89
1 Apr 2003 · Christie's · lot 457premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 28 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
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1 saleSales onlyField Camera (Aluminum)
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Questions
How much does a Sanderson Field Camera (Tropical) sell for at auction today?
There are no recent UK hammer results in our dataset to quote a 2026 price; condition, completeness and the fitted lens will drive whatever a clean example fetches at saleroom level.
What should I check before buying one?
Focus on bellows light-tightness, the condition of the wood and brass fittings, and whether the camera retains its original back, ground glass and any period lens.
Facts
- Maker
- Sanderson
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 4
- First sale
- 1 Apr 2003
- Latest sale
- 14 May 2025
- Median
- £367
- Middle half
- £90–£732
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sanderson Field Camera (Tropical): about £367, the median of 4 recorded sales, 2003–2025 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sanderson/field-camera-tropical/