A “chargrilled” fire-damaged Leica M4 camera with a Summicron 50mm lens sold for £1,200 ($1,670) at a recent auction in the UK (the final price with fees was £1,488 0r $2,070). The camera belonged to photographer Jonathan Bloom and got damaged in a house fire:
The 38th Leitz Photographica Auction (previously reported here) will take place on June 12, 2021, in Vienna and as usual, will have several interesting items, including a Jony Ive & Marc Newson designed Leica prototype camera (this was the base for the Leica M 240 RED camera that sold for $1.8 million, the Leica museum has another prototype):
The Leitz Photographica Auction is accepting consignments for their 38th auction that will take place on June 12, 2021, in Vienna. The deadline for submitting consignments of unique Leica pieces and/or entire collections is the end of March 2021. Here are some of the Leica items that will be available in the auction: Additional information:
Here are the highest-priced Leica items sold at the last 37th Leitz Photographica Auction in Vienna (click for larger view, more info available here):
Here are some of the rare, expensive, and weird Leica items currently listed for sale by Leica Store Lisse on their eBay store:
The 37th Leitz Photographica Auction will take place this weekend in Vienna (November 21). The highlights of the auction can be found here (see also this post). The online catalog can be found here. The paper catalog can be ordered here. Pictured above is the Leica Vario-Elmar-M 3.5-5.6/28-75mm ASPH lens prototype – one out of three: “One of only […]
The 2020 Tamarkin Rare Camera Auction will take place tomorrow (Saturday, November 14, 2020). You can download the auction catalog here. The bid form can be downloaded here. Here are some of the Leica items that will be offered at the auction:
