Imaging recource: Oskar Barnack’s Leica 0-Series camera sells for a record-breaking $15M at auction

Last week, we wrote about a Leica 0-Series prototype camera that was expected to sell at auction for as much as $3,000,000. On June 11 at Leitz Park in Germany, Leica held its 40th Leitz Photographica Auction, and the prototype camera shattered expectations and sold for €14.4 million, which is just over $15M. The $15M camera eclipsed the previous record-holder, a different Leica 0-Series camera that sold for around $2.5M. What makes the latest 0-Series camera so special? It was owned by Leica's founder Oskar Barnack. Of the 23...
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