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Pope Francis’s Leica M-A film camera to be auctioned for charity, estimated to fetch €700,000 – €800,000

By LR admin | Published: September 10, 2025

Pope Francis’s Leica M-A film camera (reg. $6,310) will be auctioned for charity at the 47th Leitz Photographica Auction on November 22, 2025, and is estimated to fetch between €700,000 and €800,000. Additional picture and information:

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The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions #7 will take place on October 11 in Wetzlar

By LR admin | Published: September 4, 2025

The next Wetzlar Camera Auctions #7 will take place on October 11 in Wetzlar (flip catalog | online catalog | printed catalog). The above pictured Leica MP black paint (1956) is estimated to reach €350,000-€450,000. Here are some of the other Leica highlights:

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Leica 0-series No. 112 from 1923 auctioned for 7.2 million euros: the second most expensive camera ever sold

By LR admin | Published: June 27, 2025

The Leica 0-series No. 112 from 1923 was auctioned for 7.2 million euros at the 46th Leitz Photographica Auction – the second most expensive camera ever sold (the online catalogue can be found here). Leica 0-Series No. 112 prototype coming up for auction: one of the rarest cameras in history Additional information:

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Leica cameras and lenses at the upcoming 2025 Spring Lidong Camera & Photo Auction

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2025

Here are some of the Leica cameras and lenses that will be available at the upcoming 2025 Spring Lidong Camera & Photo Auction, which will take place on June 14 in Shanghai, China (see this post for additional information):

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Spring 2025 Lidong Camera & Photo Auction will take place on June 14

By LR admin | Published: June 10, 2025

The next Lidong Camera & Photo Auction will take place on June 14 in Shanghai, China. I will follow up with another post highlighting the Leica cameras and lenses that will be part of the auction: Leica cameras and lenses at the upcoming 2025 Spring Lidong Camera & Photo Auction Here are the details on […]

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OstLicht Auction: “The bidding and the results had been manipulated by our Chinese partners”

By LR admin | Published: March 17, 2025

OstLicht Auction issued a statement about their last camera auction claiming “the bidding and the results had been manipulated by our Chinese partners“. Herr is the full text:

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Leica 0-Series No. 112 prototype coming up for auction: one of the rarest cameras in history

By LR admin | Published: March 5, 2025

One of the rarest cameras in history, the Leica 0-Series No. 112 prototype, is coming up for auction on June 27 during the Leica Century Event at Leica World in Hessen, Germany (see previous 0-series auctions):

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