NEW WORLD RECORD FOR MOST EXPENSIVE LEICA CAMERA

 2,790,000 USD for Leica 0-Serie

On May 12, the WestLicht camera auction set a new world record for the most expensive camera ever sold.  A Leica 0-Series with serial number 116 sold for 2,160,000 EUR (appr. 2,790,000 USD).  That eclipsed the previous world record of 1.3 million EUR (appr. 1.9 million USD) from last year, for a 0-Series Leica, Serial number 107.

That brings up the question what any of the Ur-Leica prototypes might be worth.  Obviously, the one in the Leica Museum in Solms will never be sold.  But as we know, Oskar Barnack made a second one which is in an unknown collection in the US.

For more info on the Ur-Leica go to: http://gmpphoto.blogspot.com/2012/03/ur-leica-part-two.html