Spirotechnique Calypso

camera

The Spirotechnique Calypso typically sells for £444 (median of 12 recorded sales, 2000–2024; fair evidence).

Typical sale price
£444

median of 12 sales, 2000–2024

Fair
£100£200£500£1k

Middle half of sales: £330–£706

Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

Not in the typical price

Listed apart, never blended in.

Over time

£100£200£500£1k200020102020

Every sale since 2000; no trend line.

Latest sales All 13 →

A Spirotechnique Calypso Underwater Camera Second Model£75
24 Sep 2024 · Flints Auctions · lot 34 · Cameras & Scientific Auctionpremium removed
◆ ▼ far below the rest+ 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.

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/

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