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Rare Leica Auction

This 1930 Leica Luxus I camera 
with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar lens and faux lizard skin sold for $968,000

By LR admin | Published: November 27, 2012

Last month I mentioned about the upcoming Bonhams auction of this 1930 Leica Luxus I camera 
with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar lens and faux lizard skin body. The auction took place last week and the camera sold for £603,837 (around $968,000):

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This Leica M7 Titanium three lens kit is listed for $223,130 on eBay

By LR admin | Published: November 19, 2012

This brand new Leica M7 Titanium camera kit with 28mm/2, 50mm/1.4 and 90mm/2 lenses is currently listed on eBay for $223,130 (more info on the kit is available here). Seven offers are already declined. Only 50 pieces of this limited edition were produced back in 2004. A similar Leica M7 Titanium with a 50mm/1.4 ASPH lens recently sold […]

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Tamarkin & Bertoldi Vintage Auctions this weekend

By LR admin | Published: October 26, 2012

The next Tamarkin & Bertoldi Vintage Auctions will be held this weekend – Saturday and Sunday, October 27 & 28, 2012 and will include 549 lots of rare and collectible photographic items from Leica, Nikon, Hasselblad, Rollei and others:

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Bonhams Leica auction in Hong Kong

By LR admin | Published: October 2, 2012

Bonhams will hold an action for rare Leica cameras in Hong Kong on November 23. The top lot is a Leica Luxus I camera (1930) 
No. 48048 
with 50mm f/3.5 Elmar lens and faux lizard skin body covering. The camera is expected to reach HK$1,200,000-1,800,000 (£100,000-150,000). The Luxus cameras were produced on special order only in very […]

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The 22nd WestLicht Camera Auction will take place on November 24, 2012

By LR admin | Published: September 20, 2012

The 22nd WestLicht Camera Auction will take place on Saturday, November 24, 2012, 11am. Preview will start on Wednesday, November 21, daily 10 am – 6 pm. Here are the details: After the sensational world record auction this past May – a Leica 0-Series achieved a price of 2,160,000 EUR – the amazing offers of the 22nd […]

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The “Leica Gun” sold for $119,500

By LR admin | Published: November 21, 2011

The Leica Gun sold at Tamarkin auction for $119,500 including buyer’s fee, a world record for a Leica accessory. Here are the remaining top Leica bids:

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Another Leica M9 Titanium available for sale

By LR admin | Published: November 12, 2011

The last Leica M9 Titanium on Amazon sold very quickly after my post few days ago. It seems that there is still a strong demand for this digital limited edition. Currently there is another used M9-T for sale on eBay for approximately US $26,326 which is actually few hundred dollars cheaper than the original price of $26,500. Update: here […]

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