Spirotechnique Calypso
camera
The Spirotechnique Calypso typically sells for £444 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2000–2024; fair evidence).
median of 12 sales, 2000–2024
Middle half of sales: £330–£706
Not in the typical price
Listed apart, never blended in.
Over time
Every sale since 2000; no trend line.
Latest sales All 13 →
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.
Questions
Is the Spirotechnique Calypso the same as the Nikonos?
The Calypso is the original French-made underwater 35mm camera whose design was subsequently licensed to Nikon, which produced the related Nikonos line.
Facts
- Maker
- Spirotechnique
- Type
- camera
- Sales in the typical price
- 12
- First sale
- 18 Oct 2000
- Latest sale
- 24 Sep 2024
- Median
- £444
- Middle half
- £330–£706
- Evidence
- Fair
- Method
- v1
Cite this page
“Spirotechnique Calypso: typical sale price £444, the median of 12 recorded sales, 2000–2024, middle half £330–£706 (Fair, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/s/spirotechnique/calypso/