Leitz Summicron News Today

We run down the world's most expensive cameras ever sold, from vintage prototypes to gold-plated Leicas and everything in between

DIY Photography Pinterest It looks like Leica cameras are expensive even when they’re completely unusable. A fire-damaged, broken Leica M4 was recently sold at an auction for £1,200 (~$1,700). With premiums and taxes, it reached the final price of £1,488, which is around $2,100. Kosmofoto discovered this interesting listing in a Facebook group Vintage Camera Collectors. The auction house Flints described the camera as “chargrilled” in the listing, but there is not much info on how it ...

Some cameras are worth money to collectors even when they can't be used to capture photos. A charred Leica M4 and Summicron 50mm F4 lens recently sold at auction in the United Kingdom for over $2,000 USD.