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Amelia Earhart’s Leica camera listed for sale on eBay for $69k

By LR admin | Published: March 11, 2018

      Amelia Earhart’s Leica camera is currently listed for sale on eBay for ‎£50,000 (around $69,000). From the product listing:

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New world record: a 1923 Leica 0-series camera sold for $2.95 million

By LR admin | Published: March 10, 2018

The 32th WestLicht camera auction just ended in Vienna and a new world record was set for a 1923 Leica 0-series camera that was sold to a private collector from Asia for €2.4 million euro including premium (around $2.95 million). Only 25 Leica 0 cameras were produced. The previous auction record was also set by […]

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Warning: the Leica M10 N08 camera prototype listed for sale on eBay for $35k is fake

By LR admin | Published: March 8, 2018

An update to my post from a few days ago: the Leica M10 camera prototype and 50 Noctilux lens listed for sale on eBay for $35k by Setadel Studios are fake – Leica Camera confirmed to me that it does not mark prototypes in this particular fashion (N08) and deemed this to be a fake. Update – […]

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Leica M10 prototype with 50 Noctilux lens listed for sale on eBay for $35k

By LR admin | Published: March 6, 2018

  A silver Leica M10 prototype camera #N08 is currently listed for sale on eBay by Setadel Studios together with a matching 50mm Noctilux f/0.95 ASPH with the same serial number (N08). The price is $34,995. Update – this camera is fake: Warning: the Leica M10 N08 camera prototype listed for sale on eBay for $35k is […]

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Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 double aspherical (AA) lens listed on eBay with a starting price of €1

By LR admin | Published: February 10, 2018

Meister Camera listed the rare Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 double aspherical (AA) lens on eBay with a starting price of €1: eBay Deutschland eBay US It’s interesting to see how much will this lens sell for – the current bid is €2.248. Additional pictures:

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The catalog for the upcoming 32th WestLicht camera auction is now available

By LR admin | Published: February 1, 2018

The 32th WestLicht camera auction will take place on March 10, 2018 at 11 am CET and the catalog is already available online and in print. Here are some of the Leica highlights (click for larger view):

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Check out this rare Leitz 17mm f/2 fisheye lens listed on eBay for $24k

By LR admin | Published: January 25, 2018

A rare Leitz 17mm f/2 163° fisheye lens is currently listed for sale on eBay for $24,500. The lens can cover a medium format 6×6 image circle. Additional pictures:

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The “Fake Leica” sculpture by Liao Yibai listed for sale on eBay for $100,000

By LR admin | Published: January 9, 2018

The “Fake Leica” sculpture by Liao Yibai is currently listed for sale on eBay for $99,995 by the Leica Store Lisse in the Netherlands: On a commission base were proud to offer you this very rare and sold out edition of the smaller “Fake Leica” made by the famous Chinese artist Liao Yibai. The piece […]

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