Auction
One and only Leica 16mm wooden prototype could fetch over $162.000 at an auction
Apr 15, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Leitz Photographica Auction has announced an auction of another historical Leica. This time, it’s a prototype of the 16mm film camera that never got to…
Actor Richard Gere puts his $2 million worth photo collection up for an auction
Apr 5, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Most of us are used to seeing Richard Gere in front of the camera. However, he’s also into photography and has been a passionate collector…
Oscar Barnack’s personal 0-Series 1923 Leica could break the auction record with $3.3 million
Mar 29, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
A rare, almost 100-year old Leica is about to set a world record. The Leica 0-Series No. 105 from 1923 will soon be auctioned at…
Man Ray’s “Le Violon d’Ingres” soon to become the most expensive photo ever sold
Feb 21, 2022
Dunja Đuđić
Man Ray’s “Le Violon d’Ingres” (Ingres’s Violin) is one of the most iconic photos of the early 20th century. And soon, it could also become…
Historical glass negatives sold as NFTs and buyers told to smash originals
Feb 3, 2022
Alex Baker
An auction house based in New Zealand sold two historically significant glass plate negatives as NFTs and allegedly encouraged the buyers to smash the originals…
Rare 1957 Leica MP sells at an auction for whopping $1.34 million
Nov 25, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
A rare 1957 Leica MP Black Paint edition camera was recently listed at the 39th Leitz Photographica Auction. The camera has been sold, earning a…
Canon’s monster 1200mm f/5.6 lens fetches a record $580,000 at auction
Oct 12, 2021
John Aldred
Canon’s 1200mm f/5.6 is generally regarded as the stuff of myth and legend. Of course, the lens exists, but there are so few of them…
A rare 1943 “top secret” Russian FS-3 FotoSniper prototype has sold for $170,000
Jun 19, 2021
John Aldred
One declared a “top secret” project during the Second World War siege of Leningrad, a one-of-a-kind (as far as we know) Russian GOI FS-3 FotoSniper…
Rare Zeiss lens from Apollo mission up for an auction, expected to reach $146,000
Jun 7, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
How cool it would be to own a lens that traveled to the moon? Well, it’s possible now as a rare Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7…
Burnt and broken Leica M4 camera gains nearly $2000 at an auction
May 21, 2021
Dunja Đuđić
It looks like Leica cameras are expensive even when they’re completely unusable. A fire-damaged, broken Leica M4 was recently sold at an auction for £1,200…