keitaro
05-28-2011, 02:43 PM
Drumroll please.....
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/28/1923-leica-o-series-becomes-worlds-most-expensive-camera-fetch/
1923 Leica 0-series
Just when we thought ancient wooden boxes were all the rage among camera collectors, a compact beauty has shattered our theories -- this 1923 Leica 0-series just sold at auction for €1,320,000, or about 1.89 million in US money. Curiously enough, the exact same auction house reportedly sold the exact same camera four years ago: No. 107, the first Leica to be exported, allegedly for a patent application inspection in New York. In 2007, it fetched a relatively paltry €336,000, which was apparently still a world record for Leica cameras at the time. Quite the return on that investment, no? Find more pictures and details at the links below.
I would be just happy with a Leica M9, which is considerably cheeper $7000. lol
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/28/1923-leica-o-series-becomes-worlds-most-expensive-camera-fetch/
1923 Leica 0-series
Just when we thought ancient wooden boxes were all the rage among camera collectors, a compact beauty has shattered our theories -- this 1923 Leica 0-series just sold at auction for €1,320,000, or about 1.89 million in US money. Curiously enough, the exact same auction house reportedly sold the exact same camera four years ago: No. 107, the first Leica to be exported, allegedly for a patent application inspection in New York. In 2007, it fetched a relatively paltry €336,000, which was apparently still a world record for Leica cameras at the time. Quite the return on that investment, no? Find more pictures and details at the links below.
I would be just happy with a Leica M9, which is considerably cheeper $7000. lol