1923 Leica 0-series Sells For a Mind-Boggling $1.89 Million at Auction

by Eric Kim on May 28, 2011

1x1.trans 1923 Leica 0 series Sells For a Mind Boggling $1.89 Million at Auction

1x1.trans 1923 Leica 0 series Sells For a Mind Boggling $1.89 Million at Auction

If you thought a Leica M9 was expensive, wait until you put your eyes on this baby. It is an 1923 Leica 0-series which just sold for €1,320,000, or about $1.89 million in US dollars at an auction in Vienna. This old-school gem was sold to a private collector from Asia who wishes to be anonymous to the public. The camera was one of 25 prototypes manufactured in 1923, before Leica started producing these cameras commercially. You can see the winning bid and auction at this video below.

So do you think the guy who purchased this Leica is crazy or just has too much money to spend? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

via Engadget and Leica Rumors.

Tagged as: 1923, auction, leica

  • http://isoterica.tumblr.com/tagged/street Isoterica

    It certainly is a treasure but he clearly has a lot of money to play with to indulge like this. I suppose.. if I had it.. I might. The question is.. does it work?

  • Jon Savage

    It looks like it went for €1,100,1000 in the video. And no… I would not go there even if I had the €.

  • Oisin

    I might be tempted if there was a free film thrown in with it.

  • http://www.leicabirger.dk Birger E. Kristiansen

    Hvis jeg havde pengene måtte den da gerne stå i min samling af Leica kameraer. Helt afgort.

  • chispa

    If I wasn’t 73 I could have lived a whole lifetime on a million bucks and have the latest and best cameras and a whole bunch of other stuff. But, life is not about having, for me it is about doing and being. Keep the camera…

  • http://cbrownphoto.com Cindy Brown | Atlanta Wedding Photography

    It’s a beautiful old camera, but I’m with chispa, I could do a whole lot of good with that money … or buy some very fine photo equipment … or, preferably both.

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