A Fine & Rare James A Sinclair Tropical Una High Power Telephoto 'Everest' Outfit£5,500
17 Jun 2022 · Flints Auctions · lot 110 · Fine & Rare Cameraspremium removed
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
Sinclair Tropical Una
camera
The Sinclair Tropical Una sells for about £900 (median of only 5 recorded sales, 1998–2020; indicative, old).
Typical sale price
about£900
median of only 5 sales, 1998–2020
Indicativeold
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£850
Without the lowest sale£900
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Every sale
James A. Sinclair, London Sinclair Una Tropical£1,258
13 Jun 2020 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €1,400 · lot AI_36_38030hammer ↗
+ lens
Sinclair Tropical Una 6x9cm£2,572
12 May 2012 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €3,200 · lot AI_21_13711hammer ↗
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
Sinclair Tropical Una 6x9cm£3,959
5 Dec 2009 · Leitz Photographica Auction · €4,400 · lot AI_16_19387hammer ↗
awaiting classification · not in the price+ lens
Una tropical hand camera£800
6 May 2005 · Christie's · lot 320premium removed ↗
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Una tropical hand camera£900
11 Dec 2002 · Christie's · lot 69premium removed ↗
+ lens
Tropical Una hand camera£900
14 Jan 1999 · Christie's · lot 296premium removed ↗
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Una Tropcial camera£550
20 Aug 1998 · Christie's · lot 389premium removed ↗
+ lens
What it is
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Generated summary, 3 May 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.
Other Tropicals
Questions
What affects the price of a Sinclair Tropical Una?
Bellows condition, the state of the teak and brasswork, and whether original plate holders and a period lens are included are the main factors driving value.
Facts
- Maker
- Sinclair
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 5
- First sale
- 20 Aug 1998
- Latest sale
- 13 Jun 2020
- Median
- £900
- Middle half
- £800–£900
- Evidence
- Indicative · old
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Sinclair Tropical Una: about £900, the median of 5 recorded sales, 1998–2020 (Indicative, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/sinclair/tropical-una/