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You can't afford
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 4:22 pm
by melek
Well, maybe you can, but it's likely that you cannot.
This Leica O-series from the early 1920s sold at auction for 14.4 million euros. It was expected to sell for between 2-3 million euros. No idea who bought it, but one thing's for sure. That person has more money than me.
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2022 7:49 pm
by Julio1fer
I always thought that Leicas were out of my reach, but this one looks a bit extreme.
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:57 am
by titrisol
More money than sense?
Leicas have always been rich people toys, I've wondered if Cartier-Bresson only had one lens because he couldn't afford a 2nd
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 5:58 am
by Bennybee
An M2 or an M3, maybe. This one? No.
I wonder what kind of pictures you could still expect from a thing like this. It's just a collectors item, and IMO not a very nice looking one either... Just my idea...
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 6:11 pm
by GrahamS
I wonder if these exorbitant sums paid at auctions for silly things like this are not money laundering scams?
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Mon Aug 01, 2022 5:42 pm
by melek
Graham - that's an interesting thought. It certainly could be. But wow - 14 million+ euros. By the way,, in three years or less, I'm going to retire, and then I'll have a lot more time for film photography.
Re: You can't afford
Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2022 3:41 pm
by PFMcFarland
I think what some of you are missing is the context of why that particular camera was up for auction, which is why it sold for such a large amount. It is the 105th of the very first 125 Leica's and was the personal camera of its inventor/designer, Oscar Barnack. Provenance is everything when it comes to auctions.
PF