Auction

    NASA red number prints of the 1969 moon landing are up for auction, starting at $50
    Nov 27, 2019 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission when astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong set their feet on the Moon’s surface….

    Somebody’s selling a lens that doesn’t exist on Yahoo Auctions Japan – and they have photos of it!
    Jun 1, 2019 John Aldred

    Well, here’s an interesting one. How do you sell a lens that doesn’t actually exist yet? I don’t know, but somebody’s found a way, as…

    1923 Leica camera sold for $2.95 million, setting the new world record
    Mar 12, 2018 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    When you think of Leica, one of the words to pop to mind is probably “expensive” (even if it’s not even a real camera). At…

    Museum of Modern Arts puts these iconic photos up for sale
    Oct 9, 2017 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

    Starting this month, the Museum of Modern Art is putting up over 400 prints from their collection up for sale. Among these photos, there will…

    Oldest known production model Nikon camera goes up for auction
    Oct 25, 2016 John Aldred

    Made in 1948, this Nikon I rangefinder camera, serial number 60924, represents the oldest known surviving production model Nikon in the world. The very first…

    Extremely rare unopened military issue Leica KE-7A shows up on eBay for over $45,000
    Jun 9, 2016 John Aldred

    Brand new unopened cameras are not uncommon on eBay, and usually aren’t that big a deal, unless that camera is something like a military issue…

    Seven secrets to buying cheap lenses online
    May 11, 2016 John Aldred

    Over the last few years, cheap lenses have become a big thing, and it’s driven the prices of a number of old cheap lenses right…

    You Can Now Own a Super-Rare Nikkor 10mm Fisheye Lens With 180º Field of View for Only $10K
    Dec 2, 2015 Gannon Burgett

    Are you a Nikon shooter? Do you have $10,000 laying around? Do you like to shoot REALLY wide? If you answered ‘yes’ to all three…

    Controversial Mapplethorpe Photograph “Man In Polyester Suit” Just Sold For $478,000 At Auction
    Oct 10, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

    The notorious photograph, Man In A Polyester Suit, taken in 1980 by photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, sold at a Sotheby’s (New York) auction on Wednesday for…

    Leica Camera Rifle Prototype Expected to Sell For Up To $400,000 in Auction
    Jun 9, 2015 Liron Samuels

    Described as “one of the rarest and most unusual Leitz accessories”, a New York Leica gun rifle prototype will be auctioned by WestLicht with bids…