Leica BOX prototype, a Leica R6 owned by photography icon Sebastião Salgado, and outstanding lenses in the spotlight The auction house Leitz Photographica Auction is staging the 49th edition of its namesake event dedicated to historically significant cameras and vintage photographic equipment. Among the highlights of the auction, which will take place on 28 November at Leica World in Wetzlar, […]
In the next 6 weeks, there will be four major Leica auctions: The autumn Lidong Camera & Photo auction will be held on December 12th, 2026, in Hangzhou, China. The next Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place on November 21, 2026, in Chicago.
A rare Leica / Hughes Leitz 17mm f/2 fisheye lens prototype sold for $20,001 at Goodwill (the starting price was just $35): The rare Leica/Hughes Leitz 17mm f/2 is a massive prototype fisheye lens made in Canada by Hughes Leitz Optical Technologies (the name used after Hughes Aircraft acquired Ernst Leitz Canada/ELCAN in late 1990 […]
A historic Leica 0-Series camera sold for €4.25 million at Wetzlar Camera Auctions – one of the most expensive cameras ever sold at auction:
The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions will take place on October 10th, 2026, in Wetzlar, Germany: Online catalog (virtual | printed) Bidding form Here are the Leica highlights:
The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions, taking place on October 10th, 2026, in Wetzlar, will feature a very special item: a Leica APO-Summicron-M 50 mm f/2 ASPH “Leica M for (RED)” lens prototype designed by Jony Ive and Marc Newson:
The results of the Lidong Spring 2026 Auction (see previous coverage) are now available online (PDF file). Consignments are now open for the next 2026 autumn auction. Here are the top auction results for Leica cameras and lenses:
