This Leica costs $100,000 – and it’s not even a real camera
Jan 5, 2018
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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I guess most of us expect the items with Leica’s logo to be expensive. But this “fake Leica” that doesn’t even take photos will surprise you with its price tag. It’s a stainless steel sculpture, a mash-up of several Leica models. It’s made by Chinese artist Liao Yibai and reaches whopping $99,995.
Netherlands-based camera store Leica Store Lisse posted a listing of this pricey “Fake Leica” on eBay. They note that it’s a “very rare and sold out edition” of the sculpture. It weighs about 40kg and it’s made out of stainless steel. It’s heavy, but it’s actually a smaller replica of an even larger sculpture. Liao Yibai created a huge, 350kg “Fake Leica,” also out of stainless steel.
According to Leica Rumors, the sculpture was based on several camera models, hence the name “Fake Leica.” The body is based on Leica M6 and M7, with some M9 design pieces on the back (LCD screen). The lens is a Summicron 50mm 1:2, 1953-1960 style. The amount of detail is striking and the sculpture looks truly wonderful, I must admit. But it still doesn’t take photos.
As Leica Store Lisse writes, the “Fake Leica” they’re selling is “your last chance to obtain a very rare art-piece which you’ll not see offered on e-Bay anymore once it has been sold.” A similar piece was sold at in November 2013 at Westlicht Auction for 96,000 euros (over $115,600). So, the last remaining one is actually a bargain.
[via The Phoblographer; image credits Leica Store Lisse]
Dunja Đuđić
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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11 responses to “This Leica costs $100,000 – and it’s not even a real camera”
Best buy ever, eh… ??
Just why is it worth that?
As always, it’s important to be able to distinguish between cost and worth.
Looks like a melting piece of ice…
for people with more money than talent…
How much good working camera gear could you buy instead?
Even their working cameras are PoS and they will try to make you feel good by feeding you bullshits about nostalgia, German engineering, durability and shits that dont have anything to do with superior photography. Get a d850 if you have the budget of a leica.
Best camera in nowadays values of LEICA brand’s ranking : highest price for zero feature. :D
It’s just another boring piece of “art” that isn’t really art and someone will pay it just as someone will make it for no other reason than to get people without that kind of money to moan and whinge. Too often the “art” business is rich people mocking and trolling everyone else. It has nothing to do with real art and artists. Chin scratchers that mince about asking “what is art” have a lot to answer for.
…You can now get one on Ebay or Wish for $2.50 free shipping.
Sarcastic post but please help support child labor in third world countries to have this.