A Sinar P2 Large Format Monorail Camera£400
2 Jun 2026 · Flints Auctions · lot 346 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
+ lens
Sinar P2
camera
The Sinar P2 sells for about £400 (median of only 9 recorded sales, 2014–2026; indicative).
Typical sale price
about£400
median of only 9 sales, 2014–2026
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£380
Without the lowest sale£425
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
Sinar P2£300
25 Mar 2026 · Chiswick Auctions · lot 351 · Photographicapremium removed
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A Sinar P2 Monorail Camera£300
20 May 2025 · Special Auction Services · lot 40 · Fine Photographica & Cameras Auctionhammer
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A Sinar P Camera Body£190
28 Jan 2025 · Flints Auctions · lot 221 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
◆ ? title doesn’t name the P2
A Sinar P2 Large Format Monorail Camera Outfit£750
4 Jun 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 450 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
awaiting classification · not in the price
A Sinar P2 10x8" Large Format Monorail Camera£880
30 Jan 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 256 · Cameras & Scientific Instrumentspremium removed
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A Sinar P2 5x4" Monorail Camera£450
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 244 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
+ lens
A Sinar P2 Monorail Camera£1,200
29 Apr 2021 · Flints Auctions · lot 245 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Sciencepremium removed
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A Sinar P2 Large Format Mono-Rail Camera£680
26 Apr 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1210 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
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A Sinar P2 Body£360
30 Apr 2014 · Special Auction Services · lot 142hammer ↗
Sinar P2 monorail camera kit£8,000
15 Jul 1999 · Christie's · lot 111premium removed ↗
outfit (body with several lenses) · not in the price+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Questions
Is the Sinar P2 a good buy at current prices?
For photographers who already shoot 4x5, the P2 offers precise studio movements at a fraction of its original cost, but factor in the additional price of a lens, film holders and a suitable tripod before judging overall value.
Facts
- Maker
- Sinar
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 9
- First sale
- 30 Apr 2014
- Latest sale
- 2 Jun 2026
- Median
- £400
- Middle half
- £300–£680
- Evidence
- Indicative
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sinar P2: about £400, the median of 9 recorded sales, 2014–2026 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sinar/p2/