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Rare Leica expected to fetch up to €2 million at next Wetzlar Camera Auction

Aug 22, 2023 John Aldred

The folks at Wetzlar Camera Auction have announced that their next auction will be coming up on October 7th, 2023. The company has also posted…



Leitz Auction edition Leica M6 limited to only 20 units worldwide

Aug 19, 2023 John Aldred

There are some cameras out there that are purely for decoration. They exist for the prestige of ownership, never likely to create even a single…



Samyang and Astrodesign join the L-Mount Alliance

Jul 14, 2023 John Aldred

The L mount alliance, initially developed by Leica and launched with the trio containing Leica, Panasonic and Sigma, has just received its 6th and 7th…



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…



The (RED) Leica prototype designed by Jony Ive heads to auction – expected to fetch $300,000+

Apr 2, 2021 John Aldred

Back in 2009, a charity event dubbed the (RED) Auction, containing one-of-a-kind items by Apple’s former Chief Design Officer Jony Ive and industrial designer Marc…



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…