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.
→ The Light Lens Lab M 50mm f/1.9 Rigid-ZS6 lens is now also available for sale on eBay. → The Leica M8 camera was announced 20 years ago (September 14, 2006). → Why collectors love the black-paint Leica IIIf. The Swedish Army model: a rare collector’s guide. → This Leica BOX 18x24mm prototype camera is expected […]
The 48th Leitz Photographica Auction was held on June 13, 2026, at Leica Welt in Wetzlar, Germany. The top lot was a 1957 Leica MP-33 in black paint (one of only 141 produced) with a matching Leicavit rapid winder and a Summicron lens, which sold for €600,000 including premium. Close behind was an experimental Leica […]
→ Several camera bag companies have Memorial Day deals: WANDRD: 20%-40% off sitewide Gura Gear: 20% off every bag Peak Design: up to 50% off ThinkTank: 15% off DarkLight sale Camera bags on sale at B&H Photo (all B&H Memorial Day photography deals can be found here) → The previously reported Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF […]
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:
→ The new Pro Tripod by Peak Design has already raised over $2.6 million on Kickstarter, with more than 3,200 backers. → Sigma announced a new 17-40mm f/1.8 DC Art lens for L-mount. → The 46th Leitz Photographica Auction will take place in Wetzlar on 27 June 2025. The auction’s highlights are a 0-Series, Leica […]
