Rare camera could become most valuable in the world

[Hairy Potter]

Интересную статью прочитал недавно про одну из моделей Leica. Таких камер было выпущено всего четыре. Нахождение остальных трех неизвестно.

The gold plated Leica Luxus II camera is the only surviving model found and is the first time the camera and its distinctive crocodile skin case has ever been seen.

It is valued at between £500,000 and £800,000 but experts believe because of the trend for the Leica brand, it is likely to reach more than £1m at auction and could become the most expensive camera ever sold.

The camera was given to its late owner, a keen amateur photographer, after the end of World War Two. He used it throughout the 1940s and 1950s and is unlikely to have been aware of how valuable it was to become.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/cult ... world.html

[Sheen]

Just FYI

The rare 1923 limited edition Leica 0-series, limited to only 25 versions went under the hammer at the Westilicht Photographica Auctions. Estimated between €350,000 and €450,000, the hammer came down at a staggering €1.3 million ($1.9 million). Bids started as low as €200,000 and after 20 minutes of grueling bidding, AP reports that the camera was picked up by a private Asian collector.



Before the stunning Leica 0-Serie Nr.107 sale last year, the world’s most expensive camera was the antique Susse Frères daguerreotype camera. The 173-year-old camera is considered an “attic find,” with ownership of the camera having been transferred privately for many years. The camera is a rare example of the daguerreotype method and features an oval lithographic stamp signed by Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre. Today, the camera is on exhibit at Westlicht in Vienna, Austria. Estimated value: $978,000.